By Jack Kelly The number of urinary tract infections (UTIs) diagnosed worldwide each year has exploded in recent decades. In 1990, there were 250 million UTI cases across the world, according to a team of …
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Studying Dogs with Neurogenerative Diseases: Findings Contribute to Understanding of Human Neuropathy
Posted onIn humans, peripheral nerve degeneration can cause progressive muscle weakness, foot deformities, and sensory deficits. One way to learn about human hereditary peripheral neuropathy (HPN) is to study domestic dogs with neurodegenerative diseases. For example, …
New Research Shows mRNA Vaccines Recruit “Trained Assassin” Cells to Combat COVID-19 in Lungs
Posted onThe efficacy of mRNA vaccines in reducing disease severity and hospitalization from COVID-19 is well established. Now, new research from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) advances our understanding of how …
UW researchers uncover new clues about the cause of common birth defects
Posted onMADISON, WI. — Cleft lip and palate are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans, affecting more than 175,000 newborns around the world each year. Yet despite decades of research, it’s still not known …
Bridging the Gap: New Program Prepares Aspiring Scientists for Careers in Biomedical Research
Posted onAn innovative training initiative designed to bridge the gap between an undergraduate and doctoral degree program is driving transformative change in the biomedical sciences. Now entering its second year, the UW–Madison Postbaccalaureate Research Education …
Interactive Teaching Models Aid Students’ Learning
Posted onA loud and familiar buzz fills the clinical skills lab of the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine as students huddle around a table, holding syringes, hoping not to set off the buzzer. …
Record-Setting Research Portfolio Embodies One Health Approach
Posted onWould you expect scientists studying influenza, human respiratory disorders, multiple sclerosis, cancer treatments, and more to be based at a School of Veterinary Medicine? Every day, faculty, staff, and students within the University of Wisconsin …
Grant Promoting Clinician-Scientist Training Propels SVM as Leader in Field
Posted onThe University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine is bolstering the veterinary clinician-scientist workforce through a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Clinician scientists are those with training in clinical …
In Animal Studies, Maternal Sleep Apnea Risks ‘Constellation of Deficits’ in Male Offspring
Posted onSleep apnea, a common disorder in which a person repeatedly stops and starts breathing while they sleep — often hundreds of times per night — is a growing problem in pregnancy. Researchers at the University …
Microbes Help Hibernating Animals Recycle Nutrients, Maintain Muscle Through Winter
Posted onTo get through a long winter without food, hibernating animals — like the 13-lined ground squirrel — can slow their metabolism by as much as 99 percent, but they still need important nutrients like proteins …