Viruses can be wily adapters, changing their identities to find new hosts and thwart efforts to stop them. That’s why University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and their collaborators are making progress toward developing universal vaccines against …
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Grant Provides Lifesaving Pet Cancer Treatments at UW School of Veterinary Medicine
Posted onWhen Kiki, a daring 11-year-old black cat, became less bold and outgoing this January and started repeatedly sneezing, his family knew something was the matter. “For some cats, you might know they do not feel …
Promising Treatment for Alexander Disease Moves From Rat Model to Human Clinical Trials
Posted onAlexander disease is a progressive and rare neurological disorder with no cure or standard course of treatment. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison involving a rat model of the …
Study Shows Virus Abundant in COVID-19 Cases in Wisconsin, Even Among Fully Vaccinated
Posted onUpdate, Aug. 13, 2021: Responding to interest in their original publication, the researchers who produced this study updated their preprint manuscript to include positive COVID test samples from more than 400 additional individuals, bringing the …
Study Evaluates Accuracy of Tests for Bartonella Infection in Dogs, Addressing ‘Big Gap’ in Veterinary Medicine
Posted onA study led by University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor Erin Lashnits provides new insights into how best to diagnose Bartonella infection in dogs, a common flea-borne disease that is linked to heart …
Combining Low-Dose Radiotherapy With Immunotherapy Eradicates Metastatic Cancer in Mice
Posted onMore doesn’t necessarily mean better — including in cancer treatment. University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists report today in the journal Science Translational Medicine that combining targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy with …
UW Veterinary Medicine Professor Ruthanne Chun Receives 2021 LaMarr Billups Community-University Engagement Award
Posted onRuthanne Chun DVM’91, clinical professor of oncology in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the winner of this year’s LaMarr Billups Community-University Engagement Award. The award recognizes a member of the Greater …
Vaccination, Previous Infection, Protect Against COVID-19 Gamma/P.1 Variant in Animal Model
Posted onIn early January 2021, travelers returning to Tokyo, Japan, from Amazonas, Brazil, were screened for COVID-19 at the airport. A few days later, the National Institute of Infectious Disease of Japan announced that the travelers …
UW-Madison Professors Teach Schools How To Do Antigen Testing
Posted on A team of UW–Madison researchers this year taught nurses and personnel at more than 100 Dane County schools how to conduct rapid antigen testing for the virus that causes COVID-19, allowing them to react …
UW–Madison Joins Rockefeller Foundation’s Pandemic Prevention Institute
Posted onThe Rockefeller Foundation, a philanthropy focused on health, science and social issues, today announced efforts to create an international pandemic prevention institute. By building a network of more than 20 public, private and nonprofit partners around …