Category: Research

Enter Revive Therapeutics, a biotech company with its fingers in several pies: the emerging psychedelics industry, where it has a research partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for formulation development and a clinical trial for substance use using psilocybin; the cannabis industry, where it has patented several unique cannabinoid delivery methods; and more recently, the market for coronavirus treatments, where it is one of fewer than 20 companies undertaking a phase 3 FDA trial—and the one with the lowest market cap.

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease flagged the article, “Observations on Homosexuality Among University Students,” which was written by UW professor Benjamin Glover. The study based itself on psychotherapy work and Glover’s belief that he could “cure” homosexual attraction.

MIT professor and physician Jeffry Harris utilized public health data with anonymized smartphone tracking data to reach his conclusion. Harris collected the smartphone data from late August through early October and compared it to COVID-19 cases from the 19 census tracts on and around UW-Madison’s campus.

A recent complaint against the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center (WNPRC) over mistreatment of animal research subjects at UW-Madison is just one item in a decades-long list of grievances animal rights groups have brought against the laboratory.

Fit Families, now based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, started as an extension of Columna’s work in Guatemala for children with visual impairments, but now offers workshops for children with autism.

University researchers Thomas Friedrich and David O’Connor, and their labs, analyzed the spread of the coronavirus in a Nov. 3 study published in Nature Journal. The initial data indicated Dane and Milwaukee Counties had limited genetic mixing, with reduced rates of spread after Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer at Home executive order was implemented.

We now have the first data released from a third covid-19 vaccine, the one in trials here in Madison. The AstraZeneca vaccine seems to be the least effective of the three so far.

Known as Solvent-Targeted Recovery and Precipitation (STRAP) processing, the experimental technology is being developed by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

UW Health is a part of the clinical trial for the drug. UW Health’s principal investigator for the Regeneron trial, Dr. William Hartman, said this authorization is a big step.

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) will pay a minimum of $32 million to a former research partner after it concealed information related to a patent for a kidney dialysis drug.

The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) — a video study in part conducted by a WCER director, looking into the practices and presentation of mathematics education approaches — has been recently acknowledged for its originality by the Paris branch of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

A new antifungal compound that is effective against even multidrug-resistant fungi has been found in the microbiome of a marine animal.Fungal infections affect hundreds of millions of people globally each year. “They’re particularly a problem for people whose immune system is suppressed,” says David Andes at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This includes people being treated for cancer, organ transplant recipients and premature babies.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin are taking part in a new study funded by the National Institute of Health examining the development of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome.

Ruling found WARF ’systematically diluted the relative value’ of patent.

A team of UW-Madison engineers is back with another innovation to keep people safe during the pandemic. This fall, they designed the Badger Seal to be worn over a mask.

The “Badger Seal” prevents gaps on the sides, top & bottom of a face mask.

Through a newfound understanding of the way insulin secretion is triggered in pancreatic cells, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have uncovered an exciting new pathway for the development of treatments for type 2 diabetes. Not only does the discovery shine a light on how the cells work to keep blood sugar in check, the team was able to demonstrate how the mechanism could be targeted with a certain enzyme to hold it at healthy levels.

Data collected from Dane and Milwaukee Counties from February through April revealed two different mutations of COVID-19, one from each county. The scientists determined the strain found in Dane County was from Europe, whereas the strain in Milwaukee originated from Asia, according to a UW news release.

Dr. William Hartman, who is leading the trial at UW Health, said the medicine has shown not to be as effective among that patient group.

The overall statewide poverty rate was on the rise in Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin- Madison research says.

Another statewide poll, released Monday by the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showed Biden leading Trump by 9 points among likely voters in Wisconsin, with 3 percent of voters saying they were planning to support another candidate or were undecided. The margin of error on that poll was 4.1 percent, which means Biden’s lead was slightly outside the margin of error.

Badger Seal fits mask more tightly to face, reduces particle spread.

’What’s at stake is a loss of potential excellent future scientists,’ professor says.

The RealClearPolitics poll averages show Biden up 5.5 percentage points in Wisconsin and leading by 9 percentage points in Michigan. A new poll released Monday by the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found Biden had increased his lead in the so-called “blue wall” states, with support above 50% in each state.

A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that the state’s high school sports have not caused an increase in COVID-19 infections among athletes.The UW School of Medicine and Public Health released the study Thursday. Researchers led by Dr. Andrew Watson surveyed 207 schools that restarted fall sports in September, representing more than 30,000 athletes, more than 16,000 practices and more than 4,000 games.

Biden’s lead hits 10 points in Michigan, 8 points in Pennsylvania, and 9 points in Wisconsin, according to the University of Wisconsin / YouGov polls released Monday.

A 2017 study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that for the counties containing the state’s largest cities, 11 per cent of registered voters were deterred from voting by the new requirements. That translated to as many as 23,000 people.

With millions of votes already cast in the 2020 presidential election, a new Election Survey from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center, shows former Vice President Joe Biden has extended his lead over President Donald Trump in three battleground states: Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

The trial has been on hold since September. The company said the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the restart Thursday after reviewing all of the global safety data and concluding it was safe to resume. The trial had already resumed in other countries.