Tag School of Medicine and Public Health

Exhibition honoring women in medicine comes to UW–Madison

February 3, 2010

"Changing the Face of Medicine," a national traveling exhibition honoring the lives and achievements of American women in medicine, past and present, will open in the UW–Madison Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) on Wednesday, February 3. Read More

UW-Madison study has implications for understanding ion channel defects

February 1, 2010

A University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health team has made a discovery important to the millions of people who are on common medications for heart and neurological diseases. Read More

Brain responses during anesthesia mimic those during natural deep sleep

January 27, 2010

The 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, 2010

Using 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

UW-Madison heart stem cell study among top research advances

January 22, 2010

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. Read More

In sync: Squid, glowing companions march in genetic harmony

January 19, 2010

Most humans are blissfully unaware that we owe our healthful existence to trillions of microbes that make their home in the nooks and crannies of the human body, primarily the gut. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

UW-Madison research finds diabetes goes undiagnosed due to flaws in screening

January 7, 2010

Using one of the two major national diabetes screening guidelines misses about one-third of those with diabetes, consequently putting them at risk for serious health complications, according to surprising research findings at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

Imaging research program selected for air pollution study

December 15, 2009

Children’s hospital offers specialized treatment for childhood cancer

December 14, 2009

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… Read More

FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice

November 9, 2009

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis. Read More

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. Read More

UW’s Fiore earns national honor for advocacy work

October 21, 2009

Michael Fiore, MPH, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of two physicians in the nation to receive the 2009 Physician Advocacy Merit Award from the Institute of Medicine as a Profession. Read More

High-speed genetic analysis looks deep inside primate immune system

October 11, 2009

Viruses such as HIV and influenza take safe harbor in cells, where they cannot be recognized directly by the immune system. The immune response relies on infected cells announcing the presence of the virus by studding their exterior with fragments of the virus lurking within. Read More