Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on September 8, 2017
National Farm Safety and Health Week – Audio
/RSS FeedJohn Shutske, Director, UW Center for Agricultural Safety and Health Extension Safety Engineering & Agricultural Health Specialist UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-890-2949 […]
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Posted on August 28, 2017
Microbes compete for nutrients, affect metabolism, development in mice
“Gut bacteria get to use a lot of our food before we do,” says Federico Rey, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Then […]
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Posted on August 23, 2017
UW biochemists decipher final pieces of vitamin D regulatory pathway
Biochemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have deciphered the molecular mechanisms that underpin how the synthesis of the active form of vitamin D is regulated […]
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Posted on August 16, 2017
Students on the cutting edge: Undergrads contribute to knowledge and get an advantage in the job market
CALS undergrads are an impressive bunch, eager to get the most out of their time at college. As they tackle the challenging coursework required for […]
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Posted on August 10, 2017
Gut reactions: A Q&A with Garret Suen
Garret Suen, an assistant professor in the Department of Bacteriology and an Alfred Toepfer Faculty Fellow, focuses on microbiomes and how microbes convert biomass into […]
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Attitudes on human genome editing vary, but all agree conversation is necessary
In early August 2017, an international team of scientists announced they had successfully edited the DNA of human embryos. As people process the political, moral […]
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Posted on August 3, 2017
A new weapon against bacterial disease
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are one of the biggest problems facing public health today. About 800,000 children worldwide die before their fifth birthday […]
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Posted on July 20, 2017
UW center plays key role in finding Zika-transmitting mosquito in state
The new Upper Midwestern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases, led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison, this week identified the Asian tiger mosquito, which can […]
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Posted on July 18, 2017
Training series to help farmers sell local food to Wisconsin schools
Farmers interested in selling their products to K-12 schools and early care sites are encouraged to attend “Know Your Buyer, Know Your Supplier” trainings across […]
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Posted on June 28, 2017
Plant derivative could help patients reliant on tube feeding
Synesis, a University of Wisconsin–Madison spinoff developing a patented formula for liquid nutrition, is advancing a plant-based additive designed to reduce or eliminate severe side […]
