“We are a long way from declaring a cure for fragile X, but these results are promising,” says researcher Xinyu Zhao.
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Recent evolutionary change allows a fruit fly to dine on a toxic fruit
A fruit called the noni, now hyped for a vast array of unproven health benefits, is at the heart of a new research study.
UW Shelter Medicine, veterinary diagnostic lab find canine influenza transmitted among cats
Just one cat tested positive in the U.S. last year, but it now appears the virus can replicate and spread from cat to cat.
UW Shelter Medicine, veterinary diagnostic lab find canine influenza transmitted among cats
Just one cat tested positive in the U.S. last year, but it now appears the virus can replicate and spread from cat to cat.
Remembering late UW-Madison Zoology Professor Jack P. Hailman
Hailman was a professor emeritus of zoology and well-known experimentalist and animal behaviorist. His UW-Madison career spanned 30 years.
Single brain cells reveal genes controlling formation, development
The exploratory analysis may open a new window on understanding complex disorders like autism.
Nature: Zika researchers release real-time data on viral infection study in monkeys
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers studying Zika virus in monkeys are making their data publicly available on a daily basis, hoping to help with research and public health decision playing out around the world.
Wisconsin researchers transform common cell to master heart cell
If replicated in human cells, the feat could one day fuel drug discovery, powerful new models for heart disease and the raw material for treating diseased hearts.
UW–Madison researchers begin work on Zika virus
Very little is known about the virus even though more than 50 years have passed since it was discovered in the Zika Forest in Uganda.
Researchers home in on why female newborns are better protected from brain injury
A protein found in the brains of mice is present at higher levels in females, which offers them stronger protection against one type of injury.