Research
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‘Fish get sick, too’: Study finds relatives of coronavirus and other pathogens in fish
UW researchers have detected almost 20 viruses in wild sport fish, including a distant relative of coronavirus that’s usually associated with birds.
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Up to 40 percent of dementia cases are preventable, geriatrician says
In a recent appearance on “The Larry Meiller Show,” geriatrician Dr. Nathaniel Chin explained that “age-related thinking changes” are not synonymous with dementia, nor is dementia something that is inevitable.
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More published research should be debunked and retracted, watchdogs say
Every year, thousands of published academic papers are retracted due to flawed data, plagiarism and other errors. Still, research watchdogs worry that far more articles and authors continue to evade accountability for misconduct.
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Under scrutiny, UW-Madison virus lab opens its doors
The bill would have ended all so-called “gain-of-function” research at higher education institutions in the state, and cut funding from any university that continued such experiments
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Wisconsin scientists are leading a large-scale study of Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what they hope to learn.
On WPR’s “The Morning Show,” Sterling Johnson discussed the expectations, methodology and health advice related to a new UW study on how Alzheimer’s and other dementias affect the human brain.
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Dogs like to watch dogs on TV, new study by UW researcher finds
A newly published survey by UW researchers tracked what kinds of content dogs like to watch on TV. It’s part of a larger project to study eyesight loss.
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GOP-proposal limits pathogen research at higher education institutions
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering ending “gain-of-function” research at all higher education institutions in the state. The rare practice of modifying risky pathogens to make them more harmful to people during research has become political and controversial since the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Study: Lack of childhood nurturing linked to accelerated aging
A new study by a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that a lack of nurturing as a child is associated with accelerated aging later in life. The research looks at changes to a person’s genome that have been linked to their environment or behaviors — what’s called epigenetics. These markers can indicate a…
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Wisconsin scientists study how to keep cheese fresh and prolong the squeakiness of cheese curds
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Dairy Research, tasting cheese is serious business. “Everything is prescribed, down to what temperature we taste at, how many chews we do, how forcefully we chew and a lot of other things that standardize how we taste,” said Brandon Prochaska, a sensory coordinator for the center, during a…
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Wisconsin scientists studying gene-editing tech to cure blindness
As American and U.K. regulators approve the world’s first gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, Wisconsin scientists are researching how to use the same technology to treat two eye diseases that cause blindness. Krishanu Saha leads the CRISPR Vision Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is member of National Institute of Health’s Somatic Cell…