21 Nov Year in Review: Alzheimer’s Disease
Diagnostic blood tests were approved, and the number of Americans with Alzheimer's kept climbing...
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19 Nov Clinical trial equity draws closer, but barriers remain
Steps have been made towards clinical trial equity, but framework consistency is needed to facilitate further improvements....
18 Nov NIH Cuts Disrupted Hundreds of Clinical Trials, Study Finds
Hundreds of clinical trials and tens of thousands of participants were affected by NIH grant terminations earlier this year, a cross-sectional study indicated....
18 Nov Dr. Jessica Caldwell explores gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease as new WRAP study leader
Understanding gender and sex differences – and ultimately preventing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia – is at the root of the pioneering work of Jessica Caldwell, PhD, a new faculty member in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Alzheimer’s disease programs....
17 Nov UW launches new research center to examine aging and age-related diseases
A new research center at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health will focus on understanding how metabolic changes associated with aging influence health and cause disease....
14 Nov UW researchers tackle diabetes from multiple angles
Diabetes is a growing epidemic in Wisconsin. Its rise has been linked to limited access to healthy food and health care in some communities, lower levels of physical activity, and a rise in obesity, among other factors....
13 Nov WARF celebrates centennial with $206.9 million commitment to UW-Madison research
As the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation commemorates its 100th anniversary, the foundation today announced a historic investment in the future of research and innovation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
12 Nov First new type of malaria treatment in decades shows promise against drug resistance
Promising results from a new malaria drug, ganaplacide–lumefantrine, offer hope against emerging drug resistance in Africa....
05 Nov Radiopharmaceutical research agreement signed with NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes
A new agreement between the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC (NorthStar) is aimed at advancing research and supporting workforce development in the nuclear medicine sector....
04 Nov Tackling treatment-resistant prostate cancer
A five-year, $12.5 million grant has been awarded to researchers at UW–Madison to investigate metastatic, or advanced stage, prostate cancer, the second most common cause of cancer death in men....