For so many of us, a home isn’t a home without the love of a pet. So to be asked to sacrifice one for the other — keep your housing but lose your pet, or keep …
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UW–Madison Researchers Lead Efforts to Understand, Thwart New Coronavirus
Posted onBack in 2016, when Zika virus first began to cause infections in the Americas, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers pulled together a coalition of scientists to study the virus and openly share their data for others. …
‘Lucky Dog’ Scout and UW School of Veterinary Medicine Star in WeatherTech Super Bowl Commercial
Posted onWhen clinicians at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine began caring for Scout in July 2019, they had no idea they would soon inspire, and appear in, a Super Bowl commercial. But they …
Flashing Lights May Provide Vital First Test of MS Drug Success
Posted onMeasuring changes in the speed of electrical signals along nerves connecting the eyes to the brain may accurately reflect recovery from myelin loss in multiple sclerosis (MS), according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, …
Clinical Trial for Ebola Vaccine Developed at UW–Madison Underway in Japan
Posted onAs of this week, a phase one clinical trial to test a potential new Ebola vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is underway in Japan. Fifteen healthy young men* will receive two doses of …
New Flu Drug Drives Drug Resistance in Influenza Viruses
Posted onBy Kelly April Tyrrell On January 31, 2019, an 11-year old boy in Japan went to a medical clinic with a fever. The providers there diagnosed him with influenza, a strain called H3N2, and sent …
Common Chemical Linked to Rare Birth Defect in Mice
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A chemical commonly used in consumer and agricultural products to boost the effectiveness of insecticides has been linked to a rare birth defect in mice. The chemical, piperonyl butoxide or PBO for short, is widely used as a “synergist” in household and agricultural insecticides to make the toxic effects of the insecticide longer lasting and to reduce the amount of actual insecticide in a product.
Despite its widespread and growing use, as well as its ubiquity in the environment, the chemical has been little studied. Now, a team led by Robert Lipinski, a professor of comparative biosciences in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, reports that PBO interferes with the critical signaling pathway dubbed by scientists as sonic hedgehog, resulting in stunted forebrain development and signature facial abnormalities. The study is published this week (Oct. 23, 2019) in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
Newly Discovered Virus Infects Bald Eagles Across America
Posted onResearchers have discovered a previously unknown virus infecting nearly a third of America’s bald eagle population. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources found …
WARF Provides $15 Million Gift for School of Veterinary Medicine Building Project
Posted onA $15 million gift from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will support the School of Veterinary Medicine Building Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The project will include a new building located in what is …
UW–Madison, Local Startup Testing a One-Two Punch Against Hard-To-Heal Wounds
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Millions of people with severe burns or diabetic skin ulcers could benefit from an experimental enhancement to a next-generation covering that is already healing difficult wounds. A $1.5 million, two-year Small Business Innovation Research grant announced today will test whether adding gallium metal ions to an ultra-thin material carrying antimicrobial silver can defeat the “biofilms” that shield bacteria from antibiotics. Under the new grant, silver plus gallium will be tested on full-thickness wounds in the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.