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Researchers may have found a new way to fight skin-burrowing schistosomiasis parasite

Posted on October 18, 2019

Scientists led by Morgridge Institute for Research investigator Phillip Newmark have isolated a potent kryptonite against the parasitic worms, which cause devastating health problems.

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Five questions with Su-Chun Zhang, forger of brain cells

Posted on November 29, 2018

In light of the 20th anniversary of James Thomson’s derivation of human embryonic stem cells, we had some questions for one of the founders of stem cell neuroscience.

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Discovery opens new opportunities to slow or reverse MS

Posted on November 26, 2018

Nerve cells stripped of their insulation can no longer carry vital information, leading to the numbness, weakness and vision problems often associated with multiple sclerosis. A new study shows an overlooked source may be able to replace that lost insulation.

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Study shows movement, evolutionary history of TB in China

Posted on November 5, 2018

A genetic scan of a massive number of samples taken from tuberculosis patients across China has shown a surprising genetic uniformity: just two “strains” of the tuberculosis bacterium account for 99.4 percent of all cases.

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Researchers trace Parkinson’s damage in the heart

Posted on July 13, 2018

Heart attacks, diabetes and other disorders cause similar damage to nerves in the heart. Those patients and potential therapies could also benefit from the new visualization method, says Parkinson’s disease researcher Marina Emborg.

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Ebola vaccine inches toward human clinical trials

Posted on February 21, 2018

The need for an Ebola vaccine is acute. Periodic outbreaks of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa, including an epidemic between 2013 and 2016, caused major loss of life and serious economic disruption.

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Ebola vaccine inches toward human clinical trials

Posted on February 21, 2018

The need for an Ebola vaccine is acute. Periodic outbreaks of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa, including an epidemic between 2013 and 2016, caused major loss of life and serious economic disruption.

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Chimpanzee deaths in Uganda pinned on human cold virus

Posted on December 13, 2017

Scientists investigating an outbreak of respiratory disease in a community of wild chimpanzees in Uganda were surprised and dismayed to discover that rhinovirus C was killing healthy chimps.

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A little myelin goes a long way to restore nervous system function  

Posted on October 23, 2017

New research shows that in long-lived animals, renewed but thin myelin sheaths are enough to restore impaired nervous systems and can do so for years after the onset of disease.

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Zika infections unlikely to be passed by kissing, casual contact

Posted on August 1, 2017

UW-Madison researchers have found in a study of monkeys that casual contact through saliva is not enough for the virus to move between hosts.

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