05 Feb New Health Link security offering available for principal investigators
A new Health Link security offering for principal investigators will grant additional research security similar to what is currently provided to research coordinators....
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30 Jan Clinical trials: FDA proposes new standards for collecting race, ethnicity data
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is outlining a standardized approach for collecting and reporting on race and ethnicity data in clinical trials and studies in a new draft guidance document....
30 Jan Research in Context: Diagnosing dementia
Diseases that degrade the mind strike at the very heart of our humanity. Unfortunately, such diseases aren’t rare. Strokes, infections, and chronic conditions like diabetes can all cause lasting damage to the brain. And more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and...
30 Jan A clinical trial gives Scarlett hope
The pediatric cancer specialists at UW Health Kids American Family Children’s Hospital are part of a national research team that combines two scientific fields — genomics and immunotherapy — in search of cures for the most hard-to-treat cancers....
30 Jan Golden to step down as dean of School of Medicine and Public Health
Robert N. Golden, who has served as dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) since 2006, announced today that he will be stepping down as dean and vice chancellor for medical affairs once a successor is in place....
26 Jan With deep roots in Wisconsin, search for cancer answers continues
The Carbone Center, which is attached to the School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of the six original comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. ...
26 Jan Gut Inflammation is Associated with Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
The study, recently published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, showed that as levels of calprotectin, an inflammatory marker, increased in the volunteer study participants’ stool samples, so did the amount of amyloid plaque accumulating in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease....
25 Jan Cancer center leader discusses promising research areas, treatment challenges
Dr. Howard Bailey, director of the Madison-based cancer treatment and research organization, spoke this week during a meeting of the Wisconsin Technology Council’s Innovation Network. He emphasized the progress being made in understanding and developing more effective treatments for the disease, as well as new...
22 Jan Bridging the ‘vast divide’: Mistrust, bias fuel racial disparities in lupus research
Lupus significantly and disproportionately impacts Black, Hispanic and Asian patients, but these populations are underrepresented in clinical trials for the disease....
22 Jan New blood test that screens for Alzheimer’s may be a step closer to reality, study suggests
Testing a person’s blood for a type of protein called phosphorylated tau, or p-tau, could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease with “high accuracy,” even before symptoms begin to show, a new study suggests....