Tag Research

Study uncovers how Ritalin works in brain to boost cognition, focus attention

June 24, 2008

In a paper publishing online this week in Biological Psychiatry, UW–Madison psychology researchers report that Ritalin fine-tunes the functioning of neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) - a brain region involved in attention, decision-making and impulse control - while having few effects outside it. Read More

Studies of cell traits nets big award for UW–Madison researcher

June 24, 2008

UW-Madison biochemist Doug Weibel has received a prestigious Searle Scholar Award. Read More

Wiley to tackle interim role leading new institute

June 22, 2008

Outgoing University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley has been named the new interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), the public half of the new research center that promises to be a model of interdisciplinary science and public-private collaboration. Read More

UW-Madison’s ‘African Storyteller’ premieres on ResearchChannel

June 19, 2008

On June 18, the ResearchChannel began airing "The Storyteller with Professor Harold Scheub," the story of Sheub's remarkable experience with African storytellers. Read More

Survey: Misconduct in research likely underreported

June 19, 2008

Instances of falsified results, fabricated data and plagiarism in scientific research may be vastly underreported, according to findings published in a commentary in the current (June 18) issue of Nature. Read More

Study: Breast cancer patients with greater need seek more information online

June 18, 2008

Patients with more concerns about their breast cancer are heavier users of online information, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, funded by the National Cancer Institute. Read More

Newly born twin stars show surprising differences

June 18, 2008

The analysis of the youngest pair of identical twin stars yet discovered has revealed surprising differences in brightness, surface temperature and possibly even the size of the two. Read More

Ebb and flow of the sea drives world’s big extinction events

June 16, 2008

A new study, published online June 15 in the journal Nature, suggests that it is the ocean, and in particular the epic ebbs and flows of sea level and sediment over the course of geologic time, that is the primary cause of the world's periodic mass extinctions during the past 500 million years. Read More

Ancient mineral shows early Earth climate tough on continents

June 13, 2008

A new analysis of ancient minerals called zircons suggests that a harsh climate may have scoured and possibly even destroyed the surface of the Earth's earliest continents. Read More

Obama leads McCain in new poll directed by UW–Madison political scientists

June 12, 2008

In the inaugural University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Political Science/WisPolitics.com survey taken immediately after Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign, Barack Obama leads John McCain by a 13-percentage point margin in the Badger state. Read More

Scientific information largely ignored when forming opinions about stem cell research

June 5, 2008

When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people, according to a recent UW–Madison study. Read More

Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young

June 4, 2008

How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Read More

Milky Way’s infrared portrait gives new view of galaxy

June 3, 2008

Astronomers have obtained an entirely new perspective of our home galaxy: a complete mosaic portrait of the Milky Way in infrared light, a picture that when printed measures 180 feet long by 4 feet wide. Read More

Students design ‘disaster’ for Wisconsin rescue training facility

June 2, 2008

When University of Wisconsin–Madison civil and environmental engineering students Dan Zignego, Jake Varnes, Bill Schmitz and Nick Bobinski began a design project meant to be the crowning glory of their educational careers, they never thought it would turn into such a disaster. Read More

Hartwell fellowship aids childhood asthma research

May 23, 2008

Postdoctoral fellow Lisa Lenertz spends her days at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying how one protein, critical for proper immune function, moves from the inside to the surface of white blood cells. Read More

At the synapse: Gene may shed light on neurological disorders

May 22, 2008

In a recent finding, UW–Madison researchers describe a gene that controls the proper development of synapses, explaining how they work and why they sometimes go wrong. Read More

Astronomers witness the birth of a supernova

May 21, 2008

An international team of astronomers, acting on a tip from a NASA satellite that serves as an early warning system for the most violent astronomical events, has caught a supernova in the act. Read More

African dust forecast may help hurricane season predictions

May 20, 2008

As the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, forecasters are developing predictions about the severity of this year's season. For the first time this year, African dust may provide a piece of this puzzle. Read More

Two UW–Madison researchers receive Shaw Awards

May 19, 2008

Innovative research that could help develop drugs to treat disorders such as epilepsy and cardiac arrhythmias, and a novel approach to advancing the understanding of how breast cancer cells lose the ability to respond positively to anti-estrogen therapy won two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists 2008 Shaw Scientists Awards. Read More

‘Wisconsin Votes’ explores lively history of state voting behavior

May 14, 2008

Growing up in a politically divided house — with a Democratic mother and a Republican father — may have been one of the best things that could have happened to Robert Booth Fowler. Read More