New method of viral maintenance in cancer cells identified in UW study
A new method for how viruses ensure their maintenance in dividing cells has been identified by researchers at the University of Wisconsin McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and Carbone Cancer Center.
Study links insurance coverage to higher rates of colorectal cancer screenings
As the nation debates whether and how health insurance should be reformed, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health determined that people with a certain type of insurance policy were more likely to be screened for colorectal cancer.
Poor sleep linked to multiple brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease
An international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison found that people who experienced poor sleep in late midlife also had brain characteristics that point to an increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Viral infection found to increase therapeutic resistance of glioblastoma cells
A common human virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), can convert glioblastoma (GBM) brain cancer cells into cancer stem cells with higher therapeutic resistance, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center researchers.
Remembering Patricia Keely: Scientist, mentor, friend and inspiration
It would be easy to simply say Dr. Patti Keely was a world-class, nationally recognized breast cancer researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. And, that would be correct – but only part of the picture.
Plan tests using Tai Chi to help seniors with balance
As calming music plays in the background, 11 older women listen as physical therapist Diane Brose enters a warm-up for a discipline known as Tai Chi Fundamentals: “Feel your feet. Feel the four corners of your feet. Your knees are soft, your tailbone is heavy. Don’t worry about yesterday, tomorrow will take care of itself. Now, we’re here, and it’s safe.”
Study sheds light on function of protein associated with high-risk breast cancers
The function of a protein associated with breast cancer development and metastasis is now better understood, based on a new study by University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) researchers.
UW, GE Healthcare team up to improve medical imaging, patient outcomes
The first time John Wiley passed out, in 2013, he fell flat on his face in a welding shop. He figured he’d tripped on the gas hoses, but his doctor disagreed: “You were unconscious before you hit the ground. Otherwise, you would have put your hands out for protection.”
Tactile communication and neurorehabilitation lab receives brain injury grant
Program tests behaviors that prevent bowel leakage in women
A University of Wisconsin–Madison gynecological surgeon is testing an educational program to reduce or prevent incontinence in women in southern and central Wisconsin.
UW researchers find way to normalize single-cell RNA data sequencing
Statisticians at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have developed a mathematical formula to clear a major roadblock to accurately analyze genes in single-cell samples.
Immunotherapy: Harnessing cellular systems to fight deadly diseases
Four decades ago, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health had the right idea—to pursue a theory that they could harness patients’ own immune systems to fight and defeat cancer. Their perseverance and hard work are paying off, as they’ve recently made great strides in cellular immunotherapy, along with colleagues in myriad medical fields.