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When UW surgeon Susan Pitt captured an homage to a New Yorker cover on her smartphone with help from some colleagues at a conference, she created a Twitter meme that spread across the globe. Pitt, an assistant professor of surgery, used a hashtag launched by a female medical student…
When drugs fail, epilepsy patients turn to this UW cooking class to learn how to curtail seizures by cutting carbs.
Improv techniques help medical professionals learn creativity and spontaneity.
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Electronic cigarettes can’t be sold or marketed as smoking cessation aids, but many smokers see so-called vaping as a desirable way to quit.
The problem is, many of them get “stuck” using both this option and traditional cigarettes, says Doug Jorenby MS’86, PhD’91,…
Apart from being quadrupedal, furry, and commonly found on your couch, cats and dogs have little in common. But the two species share one more — much less fortunate — trait: both can contract canine influenza.
Sandra Newbury DVM’03, clinical assistant professor and director of the UW School of…
When her mother died of Huntington’s, Shana Martin Verstegen ’02 didn't want to know if she’d get it, too — until deciding to become a mom herself.
People of color are more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease. The children of former Badger football star Lou Holland ’65 are among those that UW researchers are studying to try to learn why.
UW–Madison has resources to help students struggling with substance abuse — but advocates hope to do much more.
As scientists unravel the mysteries of human DNA, genetic counselors stand ready to interpret what it all means.
And see Spot stop itching, thanks to a new method to ease dog allergies.
A psychopath focuses on a goal — no matter how chilling the consequences. But UW researchers have hopeful news about changing that behavior.
A leading UW researcher says everyone has an emotional style — and you can train yourself to change.
A typical day for veterinarian Michael Wenninger DVM’04 brings to mind something that you’d see on Animal Planet.
Weiner and Korevec create dailymile.com.
Book choice for second Go Big Read offers plenty to ponder and discuss.
A major gift establishes specialty clinics for children facing acute health concerns.
Palliative care specialists guide terminally ill patients through the tough questions.
Our ability to understand another’s feelings may be genetic.
