Category Health & Wellness
UW eye researchers key to major study of diabetic eye disease
June 29, 2010University of Wisconsin–Madison ophthalmologists analyzed thousands of eye photographs as part of a large study that says reducing blood lipid levels slows the progression of diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye problem and a major cause of blindness worldwide.
School of Medicine and Public Health recognized for ‘social mission’
June 18, 2010In a first-of-its kind study, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison has been ranked in the nation's top 20 medical schools for fulfilling its social mission.
UW-Madison researchers use light to coax cells to move
March 30, 2010Suppose you could get immune cells to move just where you wanted them to in the body - to fight infection or kill a tumor? It may sound like science fiction or magic, but it's not.
UW-Madison study to track ‘silent strokes’
March 15, 2010A $1.57 million federal grant will allow University of Wisconsin–Madison neuroscientists to determine if they can use non-invasive scans to determine which patients are at highest risk for "silent strokes" that can lead to mental decline.
County health rankings expanded from Wisconsin to all 50 states
February 17, 2010Where we live matters to our health. A first-of-its-kind report by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights this fact. The County Health Rankings, a collection of 50 reports - one per state - ranks all counties within each state on their overall health.
Will calorie listings curb our fast-food habits?
February 10, 2010Would you turn your back on deep-fried cheese curds if you knew that a single serving packs in 569 calories?
Researchers receive $9.7 million grant for program on sudden cardiac arrest
February 5, 2010A multidisciplinary team of University of Wisconsin–Madison physiologists and cardiac specialists have launched a new program to study the mysteries of sudden cardiac arrest, thanks to a grant from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute.
Brain responses during anesthesia mimic those during natural deep sleep
January 27, 2010The brains of people under anesthesia respond to stimuli as they do in the deepest part of sleep - lending credence to a developing theory of consciousness and suggesting a new method to assess loss of consciousness in conditions such as coma.
Drugs may shut down several Epstein-Barr virus-induced diseases
January 25, 2010Using a class of drugs being clinically tested to treat other kinds of cancer, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found that the drugs were the first to stop the latent form of EBV infection from causing disease.
Wisconsin Partnership to fund study on causes of obesity in Latino youth
January 21, 2010From insulin resistance to urban planning policy, a new project funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program will apply the widest possible lens to barriers to health and physical activity among Latino youth in Milwaukee.
Baby boomers survived rock and roll with hearing intact, study finds
January 14, 2010Despite dire predictions about listening to loud music, members of the rock 'n' roll generation are aging with much better hearing than their parents had at the same age.
UW Health transplant surgeon joins national transplant advisory group
January 14, 2010Dr. Yolanda Becker has spent her medical career transplanting organs. Now she’ll be a key part of the governmental body that helps to keep organ transplantation safe and effective.