Nanoparticle system captures heart-disease biomarker from blood for in-depth analysis

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a method combining sticky nanoparticles with high-precision protein measurement to capture and analyze a common marker of heart disease to reveal details that were previously...
6-Aug-2020 12:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

9 in 10 men want their doctors to ask about domestic violence

A nationally representative survey of young men finds that 90 percent believe their doctors should ask whether they have perpetrated or experienced domestic violence — but only 13 percent have ever been asked. The large gap suggests that...
10-Jul-2020 11:15 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Merging solar cell and liquid battery produces efficient, long-lasting solar storage

Chemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.
9-Jul-2020 2:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Peering under galactic dust, study reveals radiation at center of Milky Way

Thanks to 20 years of homegrown galactic data, astronomers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, UW–Whitewater and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University have finally figured out just how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way. The...
26-Jun-2020 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Tiny mineral particles are better vehicles for promising gene therapy

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a safer and more efficient way to deliver a promising new method for treating cancer and liver disorders and for vaccination — including a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Therapeutics that...
2-Jul-2020 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New method measures temperature within 3D objects

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth thermography. The method may be useful in applications where...
2-Jul-2020 12:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Showing pro-diversity feelings are the norm makes individuals more tolerant

Showing people how their peers feel about diversity in their community can make their actions more inclusive, make members of marginalized groups feel more like they belong, and even help close racial achievement gaps in education, according to a...
28-Jun-2020 7:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Hamsters develop protective immunity to COVID-19 and are protected by convalescent sera

— In an animal model for COVID-19 that shares important features of human disease, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Tokyo and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai show that prior infection with the...
22-Jun-2020 4:55 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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