Why estrogen decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s in some menopausal women, but not others
A research team at UWM has found new information that points to the reason why estrogen therapy helps only some women. The answer may lie in the genes.
Health and Wellness
Campus Safety Week to focus on prevention, building trust
UWM will kick off its annual Campus Safety Week Sept. 19 on Spaights Plaza, with an emphasis on prevention and strengthening community trust.
New simulation center ready to train next generation of nurses
The new center offers students facilities that match what they’ll experience in their profession and will help address a looming shortage of nurses in Wisconsin.
UWM Research Foundation awards new Catalyst Grants for health projects
The UWM Research Foundation has recently awarded Catalyst Grant funding totaling $150,000 for UWM research projects that focus on new treatments for human health.
What the mechanical forces behind protein folding can tell us about metastatic cancer
A team of researchers from UWM is using a unique tool view the interaction between proteins to figure out why sometimes cancerous tumors are suppressed and other times are allowed to grow and spread.
Experts dispel myths about body weight and being healthy
This episode of Curious Campus explores body image and fitness, areas where stereotypes and misinformation abound and can cause great harm.
Fish and frogs may hold the secret to reversing blindness in humans
Scientists, including one from UWM, are trying to figure out how some animals’ ability to regenerate their optic nerve and regain eyesight could provide treatments for people with eye disease or injury.
UWM researchers study resolutions that declare racism a public health crisis
Backed by a $244,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Policies for Action program, the research team is using Milwaukee as a case study to identify the steps that are most likely to lead from resolution to policy changes, while also determining the effects of resolutions across the country.
Alumna researches ways to prevent and treat dangerous blood vessel diseases
Sarah Parker is studying what’s happening inside large blood vessels to find better ways to diagnose and treat threatening conditions like atherosclerosis and aneurysms.
Researcher details how cells maintain protein balance that fends off disease
The work of UWM researcher Madhusudan Dey could help find targets for new drugs to treat diseases caused by protein misfolding, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.