Tag Health & medicine
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Nitrous oxide eases pain, stress of children’s treatment
January 13, 2010The pleasing aroma of bubble gum, orange or vanilla is changing the way many young patients are sedated for certain medical procedures. Read More
Novel anti-epilepsy drug developed at Wisconsin to begin clinical trials
December 28, 2009A sugar-like substance used for years in medical imaging is about to be tested in clinical trials to see if it can protect people who suffer from frequent epileptic seizures. Read More
As newborn screening expands, parents need more help
December 22, 2009Parents leave the hospital with a newborn who looks perfectly healthy. But a short time later, their doctor calls to say that the baby has had an abnormal screening-test result and needs follow-up testing. Read More
Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t take a holiday
December 21, 2009The bright lights, big crowds and bustle that make the holidays fun for most of us often do just the opposite for people with Alzheimer's and those who care for them. Read More
UW-Madison study ties lower hormone use to fewer breast cancer cases
December 8, 2009Decreased use of post-menopausal hormones likely accounts for more than 40 percent of a dramatic, one-year decline in breast cancer incidence, according to a new… Read More
UW Hospital’s HIV clinic brings AIDS Memorial Quilt to Madison
December 1, 2009Twenty-one panels, each one 144 feet square. Each of the 21 panels tells eight human stories, in colorful thread, of the lives of loved ones… Read More
Curiosities: Is it true that laughing is good for your health?
November 24, 2009Indeed, says Robert McGrath, a clinical psychologist specializing in mind/body wellness at University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and for many reasons. “Humor… Read More
African-American men at higher risk of false positives in prostate testing
November 13, 2009While an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can be frightening news for men, new research shows that sometimes the levels are caused by a naturally… Read More
UW-Madison launches H1N1 study with asthma sufferers
October 26, 2009The School of Medicine and Public Health is one of just seven research centers conducting the first clinical trial in the nation to determine the dose of H1N1 vaccine necessary to give immunity to people with asthma. Read More