Latest news from University of Wisconsin–Madison on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/ai-and-machine-learning-expert-available-to-discuss-significance-of-deepseek-for-global-u-s-ai-development/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-and-machine-learning-expert-available-to-discuss-significance-of-deepseek-for-global-u-s-ai-development/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:10:27 EST University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/mrna-activated-blood-clots-could-cushion-the-blow-of-osteoarthritis/?sc=rsin /articles/mrna-activated-blood-clots-could-cushion-the-blow-of-osteoarthritis/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:45:58 EST University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a promising technique for treating osteoarthritis using therapeutic blood clots activated by messenger RNA. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/why-do-birds-make-so-many-different-sounds-a-new-uw-madison-study-gets-at-the-underlying-factors/?sc=rsin /articles/why-do-birds-make-so-many-different-sounds-a-new-uw-madison-study-gets-at-the-underlying-factors/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:40:10 EST Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure.  But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they make are not well understood. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have conducted the first-ever global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/dinosaurs-roamed-the-northern-hemisphere-millions-of-years-earlier-than-previously-thought-according-to-new-analysis-of-the-oldest-north-american-fossils/?sc=rsin /articles/dinosaurs-roamed-the-northern-hemisphere-millions-of-years-earlier-than-previously-thought-according-to-new-analysis-of-the-oldest-north-american-fossils/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:10:57 EST A newly described dinosaur whose fossils were uncovered by University of Wisconsin-Madison paleontologists is challenging the existing narrative, with evidence that the reptiles were present in the northern hemisphere millions of years earlier than previously known. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/threat-of-abrupt-mortality-events-keeps-endangered-monkey-population-at-risk-despite-decades-of-growth/?sc=rsin /articles/threat-of-abrupt-mortality-events-keeps-endangered-monkey-population-at-risk-despite-decades-of-growth/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:00:07 EST Despite the population being almost four times larger than it was in 1982, a new study published in the journal Ecology suggests the northern muriqui monkeys remain at risk, especially in the face of ongoing habitat disturbances.Northern muriquis, which live in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, are much more peaceful and egalitarian compared to other primates. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/uw-researchers-find-previously-unknown-links-between-microbial-bile-acids-and-the-risk-of-colon-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/uw-researchers-find-previously-unknown-links-between-microbial-bile-acids-and-the-risk-of-colon-cancer/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:05:24 EST Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect our risk -- in opposite directions -- for developing colon cancer.   University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/new-tool-makes-quick-health-environmental-monitoring-possible/?sc=rsin /articles/new-tool-makes-quick-health-environmental-monitoring-possible/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:40:06 EST University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemists have developed a new, efficient method that may give first responders, environmental monitoring groups, or even you, the ability to quickly detect harmful and health-relevant substances in our bodies and environments.Small molecules that interact with proteins can initiate, enhance, and inhibit vital biological processes. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/research-to-treat-placenta-could-improve-human-pregnancies/?sc=rsin /articles/research-to-treat-placenta-could-improve-human-pregnancies/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:50:56 EST A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new, short-term study, bringing the potential treatment closer to improving birthweights of human babies and sparing them the complications of an early birth and developmental difficulties later in life. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/engineered-additive-makes-low-cost-renewable-energy-storage-a-possibility/?sc=rsin /articles/engineered-additive-makes-low-cost-renewable-energy-storage-a-possibility/?sc=rsin Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:05:34 EST As part of an effort to overcome the long-term energy-storage challenge, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have invented a water-soluble chemical additive that improves the performance of a type of electrochemical storage called a bromide aqueous flow battery. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/human-stem-cell-derived-heart-cells-are-safe-in-monkeys-could-treat-congenital-heart-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/human-stem-cell-derived-heart-cells-are-safe-in-monkeys-could-treat-congenital-heart-disease/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:55:36 EST Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart defect sometimes present at birth in humans, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Mayo Clinic. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/gene-therapy-protects-against-motor-neuron-disease-in-rats/?sc=rsin /articles/gene-therapy-protects-against-motor-neuron-disease-in-rats/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:30:51 EST University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers targeting a group of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases have found success using a gene therapy treatment in an animal model. The approach, which uses CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology, offers a unique and promising strategy that could one day treat rare but debilitating motor neuron diseases in humans. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/uw-madison-researchers-find-persistent-problems-with-ai-assisted-genomic-studies/?sc=rsin /articles/uw-madison-researchers-find-persistent-problems-with-ai-assisted-genomic-studies/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:20:32 EST University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are warning that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity in the fields of genetics and medicine can lead to flawed conclusions about the connection between genes and physical characteristics, including risk factors for diseases like diabetes.The faulty predictions are linked to researchers' use of AI to assist genome-wide association studies. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/h5n1-virus-isolated-from-infected-dairy-worker-is-100-lethal-in-ferrets-but-does-not-appear-to-be-circulating-in-nature-anymore/?sc=rsin /articles/h5n1-virus-isolated-from-infected-dairy-worker-is-100-lethal-in-ferrets-but-does-not-appear-to-be-circulating-in-nature-anymore/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:35:01 EST A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through the air, although inefficiently, and killed 100% of infected animals in studies University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers performed with the strain earlier this year. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/uw-madison-researchers-use-ai-to-identify-sex-specific-risks-associated-with-brain-tumors/?sc=rsin /articles/uw-madison-researchers-use-ai-to-identify-sex-specific-risks-associated-with-brain-tumors/?sc=rsin Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:05:43 EST For years, cancer researchers have noticed that more men than women get a lethal form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. They've also found that these tumors are often more aggressive in men. But pinpointing the characteristics that might help doctors forecast which tumors are likely to grow more quickly has proven elusive. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/new-images-of-rsv-may-expose-stubborn-virus-s-weak-points/?sc=rsin /articles/new-images-of-rsv-may-expose-stubborn-virus-s-weak-points/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:05:18 EST The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads to hospitalization or worse for hundreds of thousands of people in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New images of the virus from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may hold the key to preventing or slowing RSV infections. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/streamlining-energy-regulations-on-native-american-reservations-could-help-alleviate-poverty/?sc=rsin /articles/streamlining-energy-regulations-on-native-american-reservations-could-help-alleviate-poverty/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:05:11 EST Land was once set aside as Native American reservations because it was undesirable and low in resources, but now interested Native Americans may have economic leverage in the growing industry of clean energy. A team of researchers led by UW-Madison professors Dominic Parker and Sarah Johnston quantified the economic potential of wind and solar energy projects on these lands and discussed the regulatory barriers for tribes wishing to tap into it. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/aquatic-invasive-species-are-more-widespread-in-wisconsin-than-previously-thought/?sc=rsin /articles/aquatic-invasive-species-are-more-widespread-in-wisconsin-than-previously-thought/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:05:34 EST A report on more than 40 years of research on Wisconsin lakes is highlighting some of the lessons scientists have learned about aquatic invasive species, including that far more ecosystems are playing host to non-native species than previously thought.  However, the researchers note, those species aren't necessarily detrimental to their new habitat and, in some cases, the negative "impacts of invasive species control may be greater than the impacts of the invasive species" themselves. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/transgender-students-more-likely-than-cisgender-peers-to-seek-support-from-school-staff-uw-madison-and-nyu-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/transgender-students-more-likely-than-cisgender-peers-to-seek-support-from-school-staff-uw-madison-and-nyu-study-finds/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:00:00 EST The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found among students who felt depressed or anxious, transgender students were 74% less likely than their cisgender peers to seek help from parents than from adults in schools. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/even-as-covid-raged-spikes-in-homicide-were-a-significant-drag-on-life-expectancy-for-black-men/?sc=rsin /articles/even-as-covid-raged-spikes-in-homicide-were-a-significant-drag-on-life-expectancy-for-black-men/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:05:49 EST While the COVID-19 pandemic quickly reversed decades of progress in closing the gap between life expectancies for Black and white people in the United States, the disease's toll may have obscured the impact of another significant public health concern -- a sharp increase in homicide rates -- on the life expectancy of Black men, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Wisconsin-Madison /articles/nasal-spray-flu-vaccine-candidate-based-on-uw-madison-technology-shows-promise-when-administered-alongside-high-dose-annual-shot/?sc=rsin /articles/nasal-spray-flu-vaccine-candidate-based-on-uw-madison-technology-shows-promise-when-administered-alongside-high-dose-annual-shot/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:05:10 EST A unique influenza vaccine candidate that's inhaled and based on technology developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers is safe and could bolster protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza for people vulnerable to severe disease when they receive it in addition to the annual flu shot.Those are the results of a randomized, controlled trial of the vaccine candidate, administered in nasal spray form in conjunction with the annual shot to a group of 65- to 85-year-olds in 2022. University of Wisconsin-Madison