Category: Health and Wellness
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Posted on January 27, 2017
CDC awards $10 million for insect borne disease center
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $10 million to a consortium of Midwestern universities to establish a new research and training […]
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Posted on January 11, 2017
UW-Madison launches Microbiome Initiative
We are not alone. Each of us carries a wide array of microbial species that outnumber our cells tenfold. Recent studies have shown that the […]
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Posted on January 9, 2017
Antibiotics off the beaten path
As more antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” emerge, it’s clear that we desperately need new antimicrobial drugs. Yet, over the past couple of decades, antibiotic discovery has largely […]
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Posted on December 27, 2016
The mysteries of mitochondria: Functions, behavior and implications for human health
Imagine having your car towed to the shop for unknown repairs, and watching a trusted local mechanic pop the hood and take a ponderous look […]
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Posted on December 9, 2016
Aronia Berry Benefits – Audio
/RSS FeedBradley Bolling, Assistant Professor Department of Food Science UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bwbolling@wisc.edu (608) 890-0212 Total Time – 3:01 0:15 – Aronia […]
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Posted on December 7, 2016
Designer switches of cell fate could streamline stem cell biology
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a novel strategy to reprogram cells from one type to another in a more efficient and less […]
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Posted on December 2, 2016
Starting babies on solid foods – Audio
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Beth Olson, Extension Professor Department of Nutritional Sciences UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences bholson@wisc.edu (608) 265-2108 3:05 – Total Time 0:16 – Transition […]
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Posted on November 29, 2016
Green therapy: CALS expertise helps redesign landscapes to heal body and soul
The teens in the rehab program can’t have drugs, so they use the waterfall instead. That’s how Lily Mank BSLA’15 explains the fact that when […]
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Posted on November 25, 2016
Gut’s microbial community shown to influence host gene expression
In our guts, and in the guts of all animals, resides a robust ecosystem of microbes known as the microbiome. Consisting of trillions of organisms […]
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Posted on November 11, 2016
Bed bug blues – Audio
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P.J. Liecsh, Extension entomologist, Insect Diagnostic Lab Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pliesch@wisc.edu (608) 262-6510 3:04 — Total Time 0:17 […]
