‘Bad guy’ fibrocytes could help rebuild damaged tissue
Could a blood cell type responsible for scarring and diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis be repurposed to help engineer healthy tissue?
13 Carbone Cancer Center researchers earn prestigious campus and national awards
Thirteen University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center researchers have earned prestigious campus honors. The awards were announced in early May.
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center receives $15 million from NIH
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center will establish, among other activities, a first-of-its-kind research program into improving the care of Alzheimer’s patients and reducing caregiver stress through a $15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Aging (NIH-NIA). This grant will provide $3 million annually for five years.
Aaron Struck wins award for research to better predict seizures
Epilepsy physician and researcher Aaron Struck, MD, won the INFORMS Analytics Society Innovative Applications in Analytics Award (IAAA) for research in how to better predict seizures in patients with critical illness.
Nathaniel Chin shares the inspiration behind his Alzheimer’s podcast
Every other week, Nathaniel Chin, MD, interviews experts about Alzheimer’s disease research, news and caregiver support for his podcast, Dementia Matters.
University of Wisconsin-led study identifies why some colds cause asthma attacks in children
Upper respiratory infections remain one of the most common triggers of asthma attacks in children, but not every cold leads to a dangerous worsening of symptoms, even among children with severe asthma. The reasons for this have mostly gone unanswered for decades, but a new study led by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health provides some insight on what differentiates a cold that leads to an asthma attack from a cold that remains a cold.
Video: Robert Dempsey on being a teacher of doctors
Robert Dempsey, MD, chair of neurological surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is a skilled clinician, distinguished researcher and dedicated teacher and mentor.
Study shows disparities in contraceptive care for sexual-minority women
Young sexual-minority women frequently encounter stigma or misinformation in health care settings that can compromise their ability to get the contraception they need, according to a new study from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Amy Kind receives award for geriatric research
Amy Kind, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been given a prestigious award by the American Geriatrics Society.
Personalized in vitro model enables drug screening for kidney cancer
One way to treat the most common type of kidney cancer is to use antiangiogenic drugs to cut off the blood supply to the tumors, but patients respond differently to the drugs, and choosing the wrong one can make the cancer grow faster.
Isthmus Project picked for name of new UW Health innovation hub
UW Health is proud to announce the name of its new innovation hub, and it has a local flavor.
Jennifer Edgoose, Melissa Metoxen named Outstanding Women of Color
Two members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health community have been named UW–Madison Outstanding Women of Color for 2018–19.