Almost exactly a year ago, the first COVID-19 vaccines became available in the U.S. Today, they're approved or authorized for nearly every age group — except young kids. But clinical trials involving children as young as 6 months are underway now, and some may have results by...
2021 wasn't perfect, but we're getting closer to something that seems halfway familiar. Here's a look at how families navigated the special challenges of this past year....
Damage to a part of the brain that regulates hyperactivity can contribute to both memory problems and seizures in the most common form of epilepsy, according to research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
UW–Madison With more than 1,700 research participants and 20 years of data, the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) is now the largest, and among the longest-running, family history studies of Alzheimer’s disease in the world. “I’m especially grateful to our research team, which includes our remarkable...
Patient data from the clinical solutions company indicates that gains in recruitment of Black participants is outpacing that of patients from other groups. By Jenni Spinner, Outsourcing-Pharma.com Read the article at Outsourcing-Pharma.com ...
By Kyle Jones, Channel3000.com 20 years ago, the UW School of Medicine and Public Health launched its landmark Alzheimer’s Prevention study. The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention study started with just one person but has since grown to over 1,700 participants, the largest family history study of...
Grants of $1 million each, over five years, support community-academic partnerships and their initiatives to improve health and advance health equity by addressing the social determinants that influence health and well-being as well as the systems, structures and policies that shape these determinants and hold...
Recent changes to national guidelines made former and current smokers eligible for lung cancer screening, but a new study by a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health radiologist shows they did little to close the gap between people of color and white...
The CDC's committee of vaccine experts is scheduled to meet Friday to discuss the authorization before the head of the agency can sign off and let the shots begin. By Cecilia Smith-Schoenwalder, U.S. News The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized emergency use of Pfizer and...
Alexander disease is a progressive and rare neurological disorder with no cure or standard course of treatment. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison involving a rat model of the disease offers a potential treatment for the typically fatal condition....
