Tag Health & medicine

Wisconsin Partnership to fund study on causes of obesity in Latino youth

January 21, 2010

From 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, 2010

Despite 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, 2010

Dr. 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.

Nitrous oxide eases pain, stress of children’s treatment

January 13, 2010

The pleasing aroma of bubble gum, orange or vanilla is changing the way many young patients are sedated for certain medical procedures.

Novel anti-epilepsy drug developed at Wisconsin to begin clinical trials

December 28, 2009

A 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.

As newborn screening expands, parents need more help

December 22, 2009

Parents 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.

Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t take a holiday

December 21, 2009

The 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.

Imaging research program selected for air pollution study

December 15, 2009

Children’s hospital offers specialized treatment for childhood cancer

December 14, 2009

UW-Madison study ties lower hormone use to fewer breast cancer cases

December 8, 2009

Decreased 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…

Seasonal flu shots for faculty, staff available Dec. 7-10

December 3, 2009

UW Hospital’s HIV clinic brings AIDS Memorial Quilt to Madison

December 1, 2009

Twenty-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…

H1N1 vaccine now available to UW–Madison students 24 and younger

November 24, 2009

Curiosities: Is it true that laughing is good for your health?

November 24, 2009

Indeed, 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…

Study focuses on “balanced parenting” as weight control strategy

November 20, 2009

African-American men at higher risk of false positives in prostate testing

November 13, 2009

While 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…

UW-Madison launches H1N1 study with asthma sufferers

October 26, 2009

The 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.

UW-Madison’s ‘good ideas’ get lift from stimulus funds

August 26, 2009

The university has drawn more than $38 million in funding for more than 120 research projects and programs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The work is spread across the range of academic disciplines, including public health, computer science, psychology, economics and engineering. Funding comes from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy and the National Endowment for the Arts.

St. Jude CEO to deliver 2009 Rennebohm lecture

August 26, 2009

William E. Evans, chief executive officer of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and an expert on the treatment of pediatric cancer, and a research leader in the effect of genetics to the response to drugs, will deliver the 2009 Rennebohm Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 10.

Future angst? Brain scans show uncertainty fuels anxiety

August 17, 2009

Anyone who has spent a sleepless night anguishing over a possible job loss has experienced the central finding of a new brain scan study: Uncertainty makes a bad event feel even worse.