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  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HEALTH: Getting Ready for Mosquito Season

    Community
    Press release submission | May 29, 2018

    The annoying buzzzzzzzzz of mosquitos hovering near your head and swooping in for a bite is one of the less attractive aspects of summertime in Wisconsin.

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HEALTH: Using Form and Function to Detect and Treat Cancers

    Technology
    Press release submission | May 14, 2018

    Detecting and monitoring cancer through imaging has made great strides over the decades in an effort to reduce invasive biopsies or surgeries.

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HEALTH: Improving Patient Outcomes in Rare Cancers

    Breakthrough
    Press release submission | May 8, 2018

    As their name implies, awareness of rare cancers is lower compared to cancers that are more common. In turn, research funding to improve patient outcomes with rare cancers is also lower.

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center selects radiation oncologist for 2017 Young Investigator Award

    People
    Nicholas Gueguen | Aug 13, 2017

    The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center recently awarded radiation oncologist Dr. Andrew Baschnagel with the 2017 Young Investigator Award, which provides funds to help launch a cancer research project.

  • Study finds high school athletes who play only one sport more likely to suffer lower-extremity injuries

    Community
    Nicholas Gueguen | Aug 13, 2017

    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health researchers recently disclosed outcomes of a study on whether high school athletes who focused on one sport put themselves at a higher chance of suffering an injury in the lower halves of their bodies.

  • University of Wisconsin renovating its health sciences center

    Community
    Nicholas Gueguen | Aug 11, 2017

    The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is undergoing renovations as it prepares for its medical school accreditation process.

  • Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center taking applications for pilot study grants

    Community
    Nicholas Gueguen | Aug 9, 2017

    The Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center is accepting applications for its Alzheimer’s Disease Pilot Grant Program, which supports pilot testing of studies related Alzheimer's disease.

  • Sleep and Breathing Symposium brings together scientists from around the globe

    Breakthrough
    Nicholas Gueguen | Aug 9, 2017

    The recent 2017 Sleep and Breathing Symposium in Madison, Wisconsin, brought together sleep researchers from around the world to share insight from their research and trials.

  • University of Wisconsin Health researchers find new way that viruses spread in cancer cells

    Breakthrough
    Nicholas Gueguen | Jul 30, 2017

    University of Wisconsin Health researchers have found a new way that viruses spread in cells.

  • Woman swims to raise money, awareness of metastatic breast cancer

    People
    Nicholas Gueguen | Jul 30, 2017

    A Wisconsin woman is swimming across lakes to raise money and awareness for those who have metastatic breast cancer.

  • Cancer researchers at UW Carbone Cancer Center receive $450,000 grant

    Community
    Mia Sims | Jul 30, 2017

    The Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MAAC Fund) awarded a $450,000 grant to seven pediatric cancer researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.

  • McSweeney named assistant dean of admissions for UW medical program

    People
    Caitlin Nordahl | Jul 23, 2017

    University of Wisconsin (UW) alumna and faculty member Dr. Mary McSweeney recently took over as assistant dean of admissions for the university's medical program.

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison health system joins forces with UnityPoint Health-Meriter

    Community
    Mia Sims | Jul 17, 2017

    UW Health, the health system of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said it has joined forces with UnityPoint Health-Meriter to establish a business relationship that will benefit UW Health and the community hospital in the long-run.

  • Study indicates link between poor sleep, increased risk of Alzheimer's

    Breakthrough
    Marian Johns | Jul 15, 2017

    A study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) researchers indicates poor sleep during late midlife can lead to increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Late-onset asthma connected to heart disease, stroke

    Breakthrough
    Amanda Rupp | Aug 28, 2016

    The American Heart Association (AHA) 'Rapid Access Journal Report' recently stated that researchers have discovered a connection between late-onset asthma and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

  • ADA grants eight National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Awards

    Community
    Amanda Rupp | May 1, 2016

    Officials with the ADA, leading voluntary health organization in the U.S., recently announced that it will recognize the top clinicians, researchers and educators at the 76th Scientific Sessions with National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Awards.

  • Lawmakers introduce 'REPEAL' HIV Discrimination Act

    Innovation
    Jamie Barrand | Dec 2, 2015

    A group of U.S. lawmakers have teamed up to introduce legislation to end discrimination related to HIV and AIDS. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Ed Markey (D-MD) recently unveiled the “REPEAL” HIV Discrimination Act, which calls for a re-examination of laws regarding what actions can be considered criminal among people living with HIV.

  • Cellectar receives National Cancer Institute grant

    Jamie Barrand | Oct 7, 2015

    A clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, Cellectar Biosciences Inc., recently received initial notice of an award for a Phase I-II Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant issued for one of its cancer treatment drugs; the grant is for up to $2.3 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which will be used to fund development of Cellectar's PDC platform for targeted delivery of I-125, a radiotherapeutic isotope that may be effective against micro-metastatic disease.



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