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MCW researcher to study psychedelics’ potential to treat drug addiction

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 29, 2024 | Research, Top Stories | 0 |

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a trio of researchers, including one from the Medical College of Wisconsin, a $2.4 million, five-year grant to study the potential of psychedelics to treat methamphetamine addiction.

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Commission releases $10 million for Versiti Blood Research Institute’s addition

by Sean Kirkby | May 28, 2024 | Research, Top Stories | 0 |

The State Building Commission last week released $10 million to support Versiti Blood Research Institute’s plans to build an addition to its facility in Wauwatosa.

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UW’s Fletcher talks social genomics

by Sean Kirkby | May 24, 2024 | On The Record, Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Jason Fletcher, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, studies the impact of nature and nurture.

UW-led study aims to create ‘bridge’ to more accessible Alzheimer’s, dementia diagnosis

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 12, 2024 | On The Record, Research, Top Stories | 0 |

A University of Wisconsin researcher who’s leading a $150 million study on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias hopes it lays the groundwork for identifying signs of the conditions through affordable blood tests.

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Including race in predictive modeling could help address disparities, says expert

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 11, 2024 | Research, Top Stories | 0 |

A Tufts University expert said in Milwaukee this week that including race as a risk factor in predictive modeling can help address health disparities.

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Versiti Blood Research Institute submits expansion plans

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 20, 2024 | Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Versiti Blood Research Institute recently submitted its expansion plans for local review.

UW leads national Alzheimer’s, related dementias study

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 10, 2024 | Research, Top Stories | 0 |

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is leading a national research effort to study patients with more than one type of dementia.

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Wisconsin ranks 22nd among states for health

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 11, 2023 | Population Health, Public Health, Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin ranked 22nd among states for health, down a spot from last year, according to an annual ranking released by United Health Foundation last week.

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Wimberger expresses support for PFAS ban

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 6, 2023 | Legislature, Population Health, Public Health, Research, Rural Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The senator behind major legislation targeting “forever chemicals” says there is likely support in the Republican-controlled Legislature for a ban on their use, as long as the proposal has a glide path for companies to transition to the new regulations.

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Lawmakers bring back informed consent bill for pelvic exams on unconscious patients

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 3, 2023 | Hospitals, Public Health, Reproductive Health, Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Legislators have brought back a plan that would require patients to provide informed consent before students can perform pelvic exams on them when they are unconscious or under general anesthesia.

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SHINE Technologies rapidly moves to boost production of medical isotope used in cancer treatment

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 8, 2023 | Health Tech, On The Record, Research, Top Stories | 0 |

SHINE Technologies, a fusion technology company in Janesville, is ramping up production of an ingredient used in targeted cancer therapies.

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HIV diagnoses increased in 2021, likely due to delayed testing

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 29, 2023 | Public Health, Reproductive Health, Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin saw an increase in HIV diagnoses in 2021, but the uptick may be a result of delayed testing due to the “unprecedented impacts” of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent state report.

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