Innovative clinical trial targets recurrent BK infection in kidney transplant recipients
Kidney transplant patients like Tessa Adolph, from Rockford, Illinois, face an age-old problem to protect their new kidney and bodies after transplant surgery: how to prevent infections while also safeguarding their new kidney from damage or rejection.
UW eye research uncovers how stem cell photoreceptors reach their targets
A new study reveals how photoreceptors grown from stem cells might extend biological wires, known as axons, to contact existing neurons.
Black patients in Wisconsin 50% less likely to be treated for pancreatic cancer
Black patients with pancreatic cancer have lower survival rates than white patients, and a new study suggests why: They are much less likely to receive life-extending treatments.
The future of cell therapy: Novel study tests treatment for radiation-induced dry mouth
For certain side effects of complex and lifesaving medical procedures, care teams can be left with limited and risky treatment options, but a program at UW Health is changing that using patients’ own cells as “living therapeutics.”
Study finds higher asthma rates among Black and Hispanic children regardless of neighborhood income or density
A new, large study found that although there is a correlation between childhood asthma and being born into a densely populated or lower-income neighborhood, Black and Hispanic children had consistently higher rates of asthma than white children even in more affluent neighborhoods.
Lupus clinic improves health quality for patients with kidney disease
A new study shows that Wisconsin’s only multidisciplinary clinic for lupus patients with suspected kidney disease cut the time to diagnosis by 40% and improved other measures of health care quality for those patients.
Recognizing Clinical Trials Day: How major advances in medicine happen
When stakes are high, clinical trials rise to the challenge to keep moving medicine forward.
Future of health: Cancer vaccines
When people consider vaccines, many think about the pandemic and about preventing illness. However, certain UW researchers have a very different focus when they work with vaccines.
Study finds reducing maternal blood pressure leads to better birth outcomes
A large study of more than 2,400 pregnant women found that treating mildly elevated blood pressure reduces preterm births and preeclampsia, a high blood pressure condition that threatens the lives of mothers and babies.
UW researchers examine whether virtual reality can help teens regulate emotions
Cutting-edge research at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health is studying whether a new virtual reality video game can help teens self-regulate breathing and improve their mental health.
UW study finds photoreceptor cells from retinal organoids can replicate key functions of vision
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have successfully shown that a retinal cell type derived from human pluripotent stem cells is capable of the complex process of detecting light and converting that signal to electrical waves.
UW–Madison expert launches novel cancer research using sharks
There are some new residents on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, but they aren’t students, they’re sharks.