Preeclampsia is a medical condition that affects pregnant women, raising a mother’s blood pressure and threatening both her life and her baby’s. Accompanying symptoms include water retention and protein in the urine. Rarer, but more …
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UW Study on a Possible Link Between Obesity and Cancer
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A special report on research by Lisa Arendt DVM'02, assistant professor at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, studying how inflammation and obesity contribute to breast cancer risk.
How Hibernators Could Help Humans Treat Illness, Conserve Energy and Get to Mars
Posted onTwo scientists from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), Hannah Carey and Matthew Regan, were among the researchers who gathered October 27 to discuss the potential for hibernation and the related process, torpor, to …
Cellular Communication System in Mice Helps Control Female Fertility
Posted onWhen Joan Jorgensen was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, her roommate confided that she had just one period before going through menopause in high school. Doctors told Jorgensen’s roommate that she would never …
The Bladder Can Regenerate Like Nobody’s Business and Now We Know Why
Posted onThe bladder is a master at self-repair. When damaged by infection or injury, the organ can mend itself quickly, calling upon specialized cells in its lining to repair tissue and restore a barrier against harmful …
Zika Virus Infection May Multiply Risk of Miscarriage, Stillbirth
Posted onZika virus could pose a far greater threat to pregnancy than recent studies of miscarriage and stillbirth in human infections have reported. Researchers at six National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) combined results from individual studies …
Research Into Maternal Breathing Dysfunction and Increased Autism Risk Receives UW2020 Award
Posted onA UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine study exploring the relationship between maternal breathing dysfunction during pregnancy and increased risk for psychiatric disorders in offspring is among 17 innovative projects chosen to join the UW2020: WARF …
Veterinary Histology: An Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy
Posted onUnderstanding the intricacies of cellular-level architecture is one of the first items on the agenda for UW School of Veterinary Medicine students. Amongst a suite of required courses to be taken during the first semester …
Progress Made Toward Treatment for Rare, Fatal Neurological Disease
Posted onAfter more than a decade of work, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Waisman Center reported promising results in the lab and in animal models that could set the stage for developing a treatment for Alexander disease, a …