Tag School of Medicine and Public Health

Waterborne disease risk upped in Great Lakes

October 7, 2008

An anticipated increased incidence of climate-related extreme rainfall events in the Great Lakes region may raise the public health risk for the 40 million people who depend on the lakes for their drinking water, according to a new study.

Research team discovers brain pathway responsible for obesity

October 2, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers, for the first time, have found a messaging system in the brain that directly affects food intake and body weight.

Symbiotic microbes induce profound genetic changes in their hosts

July 28, 2008

Researchers from the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Iowa identify a slew of microbe-induced genetic changes in a tiny squid, including a set of evolutionarily conserved genes that may hold the secrets to developing a mutually beneficial relationship.

Blood-related genetic mechanisms found important in Parkinson’s disease

July 21, 2008

A finding by scientists at UW–Madison, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Ottawa may lead to new treatments for Parkinson's disease.

Research Apprenticeship Program offers an early taste of the field of medicine

July 14, 2008

The Research Apprenticeship Program, now in its 28th year, aims to increase participation and success rates of students traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.

Book details provocative, sometimes gruesome history of organ, blood donations

May 29, 2008

Today, a "blood drive" is a cheerful community event, featuring cookies and chats with the neighbors in the high school gym. But a century ago, the first successful blood donations occurred when two people were sewn together by their blood vessels as blood flowed from the donor to the recipient.

UW-Madison, Sertoma Club provide hearing aids to qualified recipients

May 13, 2008

A program through the Department of Communicative Disorders and the Sertoma Club of Madison turns used hearing aids into credits to purchase new hearing aids for qualified recipients.

Med Flight crashes near La Crosse airport

May 11, 2008

Three crew members of UW Health Med Flight lost their lives late Saturday when the helicopter crashed a few miles outside of La Crosse.

Professor wins inaugural Schuster Prize

May 8, 2008

Timothy Kamp, a professor of medicine and physiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been awarded the inaugural Schuster Prize for excellence in advancing cardiovascular medicine at the school.

UW study shows pomegranate juice may help fight lung cancer

April 4, 2008

Researchers are adding to the list of cancer types for which pomegranates seem to halt growth. A recent study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison using a mouse model shows that consuming pomegranates could potentially help reduce the growth and spread of lung cancer cells or even prevent lung cancer from developing.

UW-Madison graduate programs fare well in annual U.S. News rankings

April 2, 2008

A number of graduate programs and specialties at UW–Madison scored high marks in the 2009 "Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News and World Report.

Wisconsin researchers describe how digits grow

March 11, 2008

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) are wagging a finger at currently held notions about the way digits are formed.

Gilson event highlights conflicts of interest in clinical trials

February 28, 2008

Paul DeLuca, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, will speak on conflicts of interest in clinical trials at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6.

Genetic pathway critical to disease, aging found

February 20, 2008

The same chemical reaction that causes iron to rust plays a similarly corrosive role in our bodies. Oxidative stress chips away at healthy cells and is a process, scientists know, that contributes to a host of diseases and conditions in humans ranging from Alzheimer's, heart disease and stroke to cancer and the inexorable process of aging.

Study: Brain connections strengthen during waking hours, weaken during sleep

January 20, 2008

Most people know it from experience: After so many hours of being awake, your brain feels unable to absorb any more-and several hours of sleep will refresh it.

Exhibit chronicles 100 years of medical education at UW–Madison

November 14, 2007

For a school that began in an attic, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has done rather well during the last 100 years.

Homecoming to launch School of Medicine and Public Health centennial

October 17, 2007

The formal campus celebration of the School of Medicine and Public Health’s centennial will begin during the Homecoming football game between Wisconsin and Indiana. A special on-field ceremony will introduce the centennial to those in the stadium.

Hormone-driven effects on eating, stress mediated by same brain region

September 25, 2007

A hormone system linked to reducing food consumption appears to do so by increasing stress-related behaviors, according to a new study.

Program stresses early intervention to break problem-drinking cycle

September 19, 2007

A man in inner-city Milwaukee confronted his binge beer habit after developing early signs of liver disease. A father in rural Polk County wanted to cut down on his drinking to set a good example for his children. A woman in Wisconsin's North Woods decided to quit after driving her car off the road while intoxicated.

Major grant advances UW’s clinical and translational research enterprise

September 18, 2007

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison's new Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) one of the largest grants in the history of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, making UW–Madison a key player in an ambitious NIH plan to transform the country's clinical and translational research enterprise.