For decades, scientists have been searching for the fundamental biological secrets of how eating less extends lifespan. It has been well documented in species ranging […]

Students in the UW Dietetics and Nutrition Club describe club activities.

Ingham is an associate professor of food science, as well as an extension food scientist with UW-Extension. She studies issues that relate to consumer perceptions […]

Growing human embryonic stem cells in the lab is no small feat. Culturing the finicky, shape-shifting cells is labor intensive and, in some ways, more […]

As yogurt and other products are marketed as a method for improving health, young biologists at University of Wisconsin-Madison are trying to do something similar […]

Last year’s freshman year of Go Big Read, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s common-reading program, was a success, as the campus and community read, discussed and, […]

The earliest signs of illness and disease show up in your body’s metabolites. Now scientists are figuring out how to track these molecules—and they’re changing medicine in the process.

Fadl studies the molecular pathogenesis of salmonella bacteria, looking for ways to prevent the initial phase of infection in animals. Contact information can be found […]