An engineering team has developed a new way to seed biomedical devices with agents that promote tissue growth and healing.
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Plant derivative could help patients reliant on tube feeding
Experiments suggest it could help people who must obtain “enteral nutrition” — often due to swallowing problems related to cancer, neurological disease, surgery or developmental delay.
Zika infections could be factor in more pregnancies
“It’s sobering,” says researcher Ted Golos. “If microcephaly is the tip of the iceberg for babies infected in pregnancy, the rest of the iceberg may be bigger than we’ve imagined.”
Researchers make headway toward understanding Alexander disease
The new finding by the UW-Madison Waisman Center could change the way scientists think about and try to solve the rare, fatal disorder.
Study shows stem cells fiercely abide by innate developmental timing
Scientists from the Morgridge Institute for Research and UW-Madison are studying whether stem cell differentiation rates can be accelerated in the lab and made available to patients faster.
Listeria may be serious miscarriage threat early in pregnancy
Listeria makes about 1,600 Americans sick each year — a relatively small number, but a group heavy on newborn babies and older adults with undeveloped or weak immune systems.
From mice, clues to microbiome’s influence on metabolic disease
The microorganisms that reside in the gut work in tandem with the genes of a host organism to regulate insulin secretion, a key variable in the onset of diabetes.
UW–Madison statement on USDA online records access
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UW scientists find key cues to regulate bone-building cells
The prospect of regenerating bone lost to cancer or trauma is a step closer to the clinic.
Calorie restriction lets monkeys live long and prosper
Settling a persistent scientific controversy, a long-awaited report shows that restricting calories does indeed help rhesus monkeys live longer, healthier lives.