Parasitic filarial nematodes infect hundreds of millions of people, causing diseases such as river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, which can lead to elephantiasis, a severe swelling of the limbs. Mosquitoes spread the parasitic worms, which …
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Forming Genitals in Boys Requires Complex Dance Between Genes and Hormones
Posted onThe most common congenital disorders of all, especially in baby boys, are differences in a newborn’s sexual anatomy that is not standard female or male. In boys, they include undescended testicles, misplaced urethras, and improperly …
Hamsters Develop Protective Immunity to COVID-19 and Are Protected by Convalescent Sera
Posted onIn an animal model for COVID-19 that shares important features of human disease, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Tokyo and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai show that prior …
2020 Dystel Prize for MS Research Goes to Ian Duncan for Advances in Understanding Myelin Repair
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The 2020 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research has been awarded to Professor Ian Duncan for his groundbreaking research on myelin (the protective nerve coating that is damaged in MS). The Dystel Prize is given jointly by the National MS Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
Study Confirms Cats Can Become Infected With and May Transmit COVID-19 to Other Cats
Posted onIn a study published today (May 13, 2020) in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the U.S. and Japan report that in the laboratory, cats can readily become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus …
UW–Madison Researches Coronavirus Transmission
Posted onPreliminary data from a UW–Madison research team suggests that travel restrictions and social distancing guidelines are working in Wisconsin. That was just one of the insights on COVID-19 from UW–Madison expert Thomas Friedrich, professor of …
New Canine Study Investigates Cancers and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Posted onCertain dogs may be more susceptible than others to developing environmentally associated cancers. Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine are studying how exposure to common environmental chemicals, like …
UW–Madison, Flugen, Bharat Biotech to Develop Coroflu, a Coronavirus Vaccine
Posted onAn international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has begun the development and testing of a unique vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu. CoroFlu will build …
Inaugural Class of Translational Research Fellows Named for 2020
Posted onThe University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with the Clinical and Translational Science Award One Health Alliance (COHA), has announced its inaugural class of Translational Research Fellows for 2020. These veterinary clinicians …
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. …