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UW professor conducts innovative research on rare Rett syndrome

By Cate Wilkinson | Jan. 24, 2018

Rett syndrome is a non-inherited, rare neurological disorder that mostly affects girls and has no cure. Children affected by this syndrome show a variety of symptoms, including a worsening of the child’s ability to communicate, eat and move. Qiang Chang, an associate professor in the Departments of Medical Genetics and Neurology at UW-Madison and an investigator at the Waisman Center, is working to further understand Rett syndrome and its possible treatments.

David Vereide, a Morgridge fellow, researches how stem cells can help us understand cardiovascular diseases.

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New stem cell method aids heart disease research

By Hae Rin Lee | Jan. 23, 2018

Cardiovascular disease is one of the health conditions that many people suffer and die from around the world — it is common to have someone very close to you fall victim to it.

Birds in the Great Lakes area, like the loon, are at increased risk from avian botulism because of climate and ecosystem changes.

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Climate change threatens bird populations in the Great Lakes

By Sydney Widell | Jan. 23, 2018

During the summer and fall of 2013, Gretchen Schmelzer, a retired Door County school teacher, could often be found walking the beach at Baileys Harbor near her home in Sturgeon Bay, WI.

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Ask Ms. Scientist: exploding stomachs and stickers

By Jordan Gaal and Maggie Liu | Nov. 27, 2017

Can your stomach explode from eating too much? What makes stickers sticky?

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New technology could improve health diagnosis

By Margaret Seybold | Nov. 27, 2017

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, making up a huge amount of our bone, muscle and tendon mass.

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Scientists evaluate risks of gene editing

By Jordan Gaal | Nov. 20, 2017

Technology is advancing exponentially and the exciting field of genome editing is no exception. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research are playing an essential role in ensuring the continued responsible development of this genome editing technology.

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Ask Ms. Scientist: hair and cats

By Jordan Gaal and Maggie Liu | Nov. 20, 2017

Why is some hair curly and some hair straight? How are cats always able to land of their feet?

PODCAST

Sciencecast: Public Health Series - Episode 1

By Maggie Liu | Nov. 6, 2017

Welcome back to the third installment of Sciencecast, the Daily Cardinal’s science podcast series.

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Ask Ms. Scientist: dreams and food comas

By Jordan Gaal and Maggie Liu | Nov. 6, 2017

Do animals dream? Why do I get food comas?

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Care Talks program addresses healthcare communication

By Cayla Guerra | Oct. 23, 2017

Healthcare professionals want to help patients and loved ones to become more knowledgeable about their care and become proficient in supporting themselves medically.

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UW researchers look to improve dairy production efficiency

By Josie Russo | Oct. 23, 2017

Oh where, oh where has the nitrogen gone? Oh where, oh where can it be?

Cary Forest stands in front of the Big Red Plasma Ball, an important tool he uses to study plasma and solar flares.

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UW plasma physics research receives national funding

By Jordan Gaal | Oct. 23, 2017

Plasma is an essential element in science fiction, most notably in the Star Wars franchise as a critical component of the Stormtroopers’ guns.

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Marmoset fathers take on the child burden

By Evan Cory | Oct. 23, 2017

Parenting styles vary among primate species. Some species’ offspring rely on the mother alone for caretaking and education.

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UW community joins over jumping worms?

By Lauryn Branham | Oct. 9, 2017

Many people throughout the Madison area love to spend time outdoors.

CAMPUS NEWS

Research center is set on funding for six years, thanks to grant

By Lauren Sorensen | Oct. 4, 2017

A $15.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation was recently awarded to a flagship UW-Madison interdisciplinary research center focused on material science.

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Ask Ms. Scientist: Jell-O and pepperoni

By Jordan Gaal and Maggie Liu | Sep. 25, 2017

Where does pepperoni come from? What is Jell-O made from?

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UW-Madison professor talks public health

By Maggie Liu | Sep. 25, 2017

As the field of medicine expands, so too does the field of public health. Public health is the marriage of health and community.

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Ask Ms. Scientist: crunchy food and dogs

By Jordan Gaal and Maggie Liu | Sep. 11, 2017

Why do we crave crunchy foods? Is my dog really color blind?

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UW-Madison offers new course on social genomics

By Cayla Guerra | Sep. 11, 2017

The human genome is like a blueprint which lays out how each of us are built, how we function in society and sometimes even how we die.

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UW Space Place director talks solar eclipse

By Maggie Liu | Aug. 14, 2017

In a week, one of the summer’s most hotly anticipated events will arrive, as Americans everywhere finalize plans to travel to a 70 mile wide strip of land stretching from Oregon to South Carolina. “It’s the return of the corona after one hundred years,” said Jim Lattis, director and co-founder of the UW Space Place.