Tag Health & medicine

Natural estrogen may improve cognition for Alzheimer’s Disease patients

July 1, 2011

Study details how heat waves drive hospital admissions

June 22, 2011

A new study appearing this week (June 22, 2011) in the journal Climatic Change, documents the medical conditions aggravated by hot weather, the age groups most affected, and forecasts an increase in hospital admissions in urban areas due to predicted climate change and accompanying weather extremes.

Andy North helps raise more than $900,000 for cancer center

June 16, 2011

UW-Madison starts new dual-degree program in neuroscience and law

June 15, 2011

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has established an integrated dual-degree program in neuroscience and law that offers students the opportunity to earn a Ph.D. in neuroscience and a J.D. in law.

Patz to lead campuswide global-health effort

June 2, 2011

How did pesticide spraying for malaria in Borneo lead to a Typhus fever epidemic? Why did drilling wells for cleaner water lead to widespread arsenic-related skin cancer in Bangladesh?

High-risk minority groups not being screened for diabetes

May 26, 2011

New approach simplifies Parkinson’s surgery

May 24, 2011

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has become the second academic medical center in the country where neurosurgeons can perform deep-brain stimulation in an intra-operative MRI suite.

Smithies Symposium brings neuroscience all-stars to UW–Madison

May 18, 2011

Three highly regarded neuroscientists - two Nobel Prize winners and a National Medal of Science winner - will be on campus Thursday, May 19, to discuss their research on brain function and dysfunction at the UW–Madison genetics department's fourth annual Oliver Smithies Symposium.

Students organize summer fundraiser to benefit cancer research

May 11, 2011

Kick It to Cancer, a University of Wisconsin–Madison student organization, will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, July 23 in Oshkosh to benefit research at…

Heart cells derived from stem cells used to study heart diseases

May 6, 2011

A research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is the first to use heart cells derived from stem cells to specifically study certain genetic mechanisms of heart diseases.

Avastin works well against age-related macular degeneration

April 29, 2011

Teachers’ role in health care reform headlines Healthy Classrooms Symposium

April 28, 2011

Recycle your car seat with Safe Kids Coalition on May 7

April 25, 2011

Population Health Institute releases 2011 county health rankings

March 30, 2011

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today released the 2011 County Health Rankings. The County Health Rankings are the most comprehensive report of its kind to rank the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states by using a standard way to measure how healthy people are and how long they live.

UW-Madison researcher’s Collaboration Award boosts cystic fibrosis research

March 10, 2011

The quality of life for children with cystic fibrosis has been improving over the years, in part through earlier diagnosis and clinical intervention.

Public health conference to focus on environmental health

February 16, 2011

Drug courts test smart phone app to help addicted offenders

February 9, 2011

Smart phones make phone calls, play music, take pictures and keep track of your appointments. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are investigating ways in which smart phone applications can help people deal with a chronic illness such as addiction.