Category: Health and Wellness
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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 […]
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Posted on June 26, 2017
What’s the prognosis? CALS alumnus conducts study comparing online symptom checkers with in-person doctor visits
When your stomach starts feeling a little queasy, the first thing you might do is reach for your smartphone or laptop and start punching your […]
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Posted on June 23, 2017
Mosquito and tick season – Audio
/RSS FeedP.J. Liesch, UW-Extension entomologist Department of Entomology UW-Madison, College of Agricultural and Life Science pliesch@wisc.edu Twitter: @WIBugGuy 3:03 – Total Time 0:16 – 2017 mosquito […]
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Posted on June 12, 2017
Finding useful chemicals from fungi, faster
Fungi are rich sources of natural molecules for drug discovery, but many challenges have pushed pharmaceutical companies away from tapping into this bounty. Now scientists […]