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The CDC’s Autism Surveillance Network Continues to Show an Increase in Autism Prevalence

Posted on March 23, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the most recent numbers from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) that shows an increase in autism prevalence and shifting demographics for diagnosis. The CDC …

Posted in Autism, NewsTagged Autism, Marueen Durkin

Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Women of Waisman | Infographic

Posted on March 21, 2023

For Women’s History Month we are celebrating all of the women of Waisman who are advancing knowledge of intellectual and developmental disabilities and providing cutting-edge clinical care.

Posted in 2023, 50th Anniversary, News, Outreach, Research, ServiceTagged 50th Anniversary, Infographic, Women of Waisman

Newborn Screening Program on UW–Madison campus helps millions

Posted on March 21, 2023

Since 1978, more than 2.5 million Wisconsin babies have been touched by the University of Wisconsin–Madison within their first few days of being born.

Posted in 2023, Infant and Childhood Development, News, OutreachTagged Mei Baker, Newborn Screening, Pompe disease, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy

Hope for Failing Eyes

Posted on March 16, 2023

Retinal cells grown from stem cells can reach out and connect with neighbors, according to a new UW study, completing a “handshake” that may show the cells are ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders.

Posted in 2023, News, Research, Stem Cells, VisionTagged David Gamm, Organoid, Photoreceptors, Retinal Cells

Let’s talk numbers: Epidemiology of intellectual and developmental disabilities research at the Waisman Center

Posted on March 14, 2023

In 2001, newborn screening of Hmong babies had an alarming number of positive results for an enzyme deficiency called MBADD.

Posted in 2023, 50th Anniversary, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Epidemiology, NewsTagged Epidemilogy, Leann Smith DaWalt, Marueen Durkin, Susan Ellis Weismer

From brain stimulation to speech and language interventions, Waisman researchers are making strides to better understand and treat individuals with cerebral palsy

Posted on March 8, 2023

More than 10,000 children are born each year with cerebral palsy (CP) making it the most common motor disability in childhood.

Posted in 2023, 50th Anniversary, Cerebral Palsy, News, Research, Speech & LanguageTagged Bernadette Gillick, Cerebral Palsy, Katie Hustad, Maureen Durkin

The Waisman Center’s comprehensive care and strides toward early interventions for children with cerebral palsy: Clinics and outreach

Posted on March 7, 2023

The clinics and the research laboratories of the Waisman Center intertwine to care for individuals with cerebral palsy. The mission is one: to improve the outcomes for individuals with cerebral palsy.

Posted in 2023, 50th Anniversary, Cerebral Palsy, Clinics, News, UCEDDTagged CASC, Cerebral Palsy, clinic

Resilience doesn’t equate to positive outcomes for individuals who have experienced early childhood maltreatment

Posted on March 2, 2023

Early childhood maltreatment can have long lasting effects that follow a person into adulthood.

Posted in 2023, Infant and Childhood Development, News, ResearchTagged early childhood trauma, James Li, Resilience

Alexander disease: A lifetime’s work in the hope of saving lives

Posted on February 28, 2023

Messing wanted to study if the overexpression of GFAP resulted in a certain reactive response in the brain.

Posted in 2023, 50th Anniversary, Neurodegenerative, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, News, Rare Disorders, ResearchTagged Albee Messing, Alexander disease, Antisense oligonucleotides, GFAP, Michael Brenner, Rare Disease, Rosenthal fibers, Tracy Hagemann

New Machine Learning Tool Helps Researchers Demonstrate Effectiveness of Stem Cell Based Models

Posted on February 27, 2023

Today, many researchers are using brain organoids – miniaturized and simplified versions of organs produced in a dish typically from stem cells – as analogs for studying the development of the human brain.

Posted in 2023, Machine Learning, News, Stem CellsTagged André Sousa, Brain Organoids, Daifeng Wang, Machine Learning, Stem Cells, Xinyu Zhao
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