Tag Health & medicine
Global Health Initiative seeks campuswide involvement in incubator series
January 6, 2011Global health problems extend beyond clinics, vaccine laboratories, and hospitals. Some of the most pressing problems stem from societal, economic and environmental factors as well.
Services enhanced for students considering health careers
December 6, 2010University of Wisconsin–Madison students planning for careers in health-related fields are being helped along by a new advising program made possible through the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.
UW-Madison researchers win White House science awards
November 15, 2010Two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among the country's most promising young researchers, according to the White House.
Cancer researcher wins Era of Hope Scholar Award
October 26, 2010Wei Xu, assistant professor of oncology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is one of only three scientists in the country to have won the 2010 Era of Hope Scholar Award.
For first time, monkeys recognize themselves in the mirror, indicating self-awareness
September 29, 2010Typically, monkeys don't know what to make of a mirror. They may ignore it or interpret their reflection as another, invading monkey, but they don't recognize the reflection as their own image. Chimpanzees and people pass this "mark" test - they obviously recognize their own reflection and make funny faces, look at a temporary mark that the scientists have placed on their face or wonder how they got so old and grey.
UW researchers participating in Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Ride
August 31, 2010Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease.
Wisconsin researchers participating in Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Ride
August 26, 2010Two researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison are participating in a cross-country bike ride to promote awareness of Alzheimer's disease.
Screen yields drugs that could help treat fatal brain disorder
July 19, 2010Using novel screens to sort through libraries of drugs already approved for use in human patients, a team of Wisconsin researchers has identified several compounds that could be used to treat a rare and deadly neurological disorder.