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Preclinical and Clinical Collaborators Shed Light on Preeclampsia
Posted onPreeclampsia 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 …
Fighting Tick and Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Posted onHome to robust populations of ticks and their hosts (namely, mice and deer), Wisconsin has become a hot spot for tick-borne diseases. Over the past 25 years, deer ticks have trekked from the northern parts …
Human Respiratory Viruses Continue to Spread in Wild Chimpanzees
Posted onLess than two years after the first report of wild chimpanzees in Uganda dying as a result of a human “common cold” virus, a new study has identified two other respiratory viruses of human origin …
A Shot at Preventing Canine Cancer
Posted onFive-year trial now underway to test universal vaccine Could the body’s own immune system be primed to prevent cancer through a quick vaccine? A clinical trial launched this fall aims to bring new clarity to …
Discovery Opens New Opportunities to Slow or Reverse MS
Posted onNerve cells stripped of their insulation can no longer carry vital information, leading to the numbness, weakness and vision problems often associated with multiple sclerosis. A new study shows an overlooked source may be able …
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 …
Initiative Focuses on Advanced Technology Innovations in Biomanufacturing
Posted onA $750,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. announced today (Sept. 6) establishes the Forward BIO Initiative, a collaborative effort to make Wisconsin a recognized center of excellence for biomanufacturing. The new initiative “leverages …
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 …
Small Worms Behind Big Diseases: Unraveling Their Secrets
Posted onMore than 1.5 billion people around the world — about one in five — have a parasitic worm living inside them. In domestic animals and wildlife, the distribution is even more widespread. Sit with those …