Watching worms wriggling around may remind us of middle-school science class. But to neuroscientists, these images represent progress toward understanding the nervous system in action, literally at the speed of life!...
New genetic guidelines include several updates—including new and expanded sections on risk assessment and management related to three major cancer types and also maintaining a more conservative approach toward testing practices where the evidence is still lacking....
By gathering, analyzing and sharing data, we can put greater knowledge in consumers’ hands, enabling them to make informed choices and better direct their own wellness and healthcare journeys....
Wearable, smart technologies are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity — the humble toilet — may have potential to outperform them all....
UW−Madison will continue to play a leading role in the second and final phase of a sweeping federal investment in better research mentoring, with responsibility for two major grants in the $43 million follow-up push to boost diversity of students, staff and faculty researchers in the biomedical sciences....
Our world has never witnessed a time of greater promise for improving human health. Many health advances have stemmed from a long arc of discovery that begins with strong, steady support for basic science. Yet, despite this progress, much more remains to be done. Among the many efforts now poised to change the future of health is building a solid foundation for a more individualized approach to health care, called precision medicine....
The All of Us Research Program has selected the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama, to evaluate the use of leading-edge DNA sequencing technologies that could someday improve diagnosis and treatment of many diseases, both common and rare....
An analysis of modern DNA research has found the study of African genomes to be "woefully inadequate"....
DNA sequencing is creating vast amounts of data that promise to unlock the secrets of disease. But the information is being collected faster than the medical world can interpret what it all means. That is raising a question for doctors and scientists who perform the scans: How much should they tell patients?...
New data tools being developed in Wisconsin and elsewhere aim to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. ...