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  • Posted on May 22, 2018
    Study bolsters bats’ reputation as mosquito devourers

    It’s a common assumption: Bats are important because they feast upon those pervasive warm-weather pests known as mosquitoes. You want to see bats flying above, […]

  • Posted on May 14, 2018
    Study shows yogurt may dampen chronic inflammation linked to multiple diseases

    Inflammation can be good. It’s part of the body’s innate immune system, our first line of defense against illness and injury. However, if the inflammatory […]

  • Posted on May 9, 2018
    CWD prions discovered in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks for the first time

    New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from […]

  • Posted on May 4, 2018
    Road safety in the springtime – Audio

    Cheryl Skjolaas, Extension Agricultural Safety Specialist Department of Biological Systems Engineering UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (608) 262-0568 skjolaas@wisc.edu 2:57 – Total time […]

  • Posted on April 20, 2018
    Turning on the insulin switch in type 2 diabetes

    People who eat a high-fat, high-sugar “Western” diet typically exhibit physiological changes associated with type 2 diabetes. However, not everyone responds the same way to […]

  • Posted on March 23, 2018
    Making healthier meals – Audio
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    Beth Olson, UW-Extension Professor Department of Nutritional Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bholson@wisc.edu (608) 265-2108 3:05 – Total time 0:08 – What […]

  • Posted on March 20, 2018
  • Posted on March 16, 2018
    More homes built near wild lands leading to greater wildfire risk, says study led by Volker Radeloff

    More than 10 million acres burned across the country during the 2017 U.S. wildfire season at a cost of more than $2 billion — the […]

  • Posted on March 2, 2018
    Value of breast feeding – Audio
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    This podcast was originally published in February 2016. Beth Olson, Extension Professor Department of Nutritional Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bholson@wisc.edu (608) […]

  • Posted on February 5, 2018
    An Achilles heel discovered in viruses could fuel new antiviral approaches

    Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have discovered a promising new target to fight a class of viruses responsible for health threats such as […]