The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) is proud to announce the launch of the Access for Students to Clinical Research Training (ASCRT) Scholarship program. ASCRT will award scholarships of $5,000 each to five students from underrepresented groups who are enrolled in a community college,...
Patients with swallowing problems caused by cancer radiation treatment or other diseases now have a new hope, all thanks to a new Phase 1 Trial at UW Health....
For seven generations — as far back as she can track — someone in Michelle Francis’ family has died from a hereditary form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Using genealogy and research from family members, she has documented the names and faces of many...
A nasal spray containing a ketamine derivative appears to beat one of the standard drugs used for people with difficult-to-treat depression, a new clinical trial has found....
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are investigating how well the updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccines work for inflammatory bowel disease patients....
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) today announced $134.1 million in total annual support to the University of Wisconsin-Madison research community. The overall amount extends across all grant categories and research programs for the academic year ending in 2024....
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to biochemist Katalin Karikó and immunologist Drew Weissman for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19....
A UW Health breast cancer patient discusses her diagnosis, participation in a clinical trial, and the positive relationship with her doctor....
With the recent launch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement (RDEA) Pilot Program, the clinical research enterprise gains new support for efforts aimed at efficacy endpoint (or clinical outcome) development and the timely approval of drugs and biological products that...
UW Health is looking for 75 people to test a new Lyme disease vaccine that targets more strains of the tick-borne illness than a little-used shot taken off the market more than 20 years ago....
