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Health
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.
An ‘over the counter’ hearing aid may put treatment within reach
For many people, the cost of a device to help them hear what everyone else is hearing is too much to bear. Yi Hu, an associate professor of electrical engineering at UWM, is hoping to change that.
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.
Brain study provides insight into how pandemic is affecting adolescents
UWM researchers are participating in the ABCD Study, the largest long-term study of brain and child health in the U.S., allowing them to explore how youths have been coping with COVID-19’s impact.
Pandemic within a pandemic: Childhood obesity rises during COVID shutdown
On this episode of Curious Campus, two experts talk about an often overlooked problem that research suggests has gotten worse over the last two years.
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.
Federal grant awarded for obesity prevention in children with Down syndrome
Michele Polfuss, UWM associate professor of nursing, was awarded $1.48 million in federal funding to lead a team of researchers from Children’s Wisconsin, UW-Madison, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Massachusetts.
Study reveals why Hispanics had higher burden of death early in pandemic
Working-age Hispanics suffered far greater infection and death rates than whites in the same age group, according to study co-authored by UWM public health researcher Phoenix Do.