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2017

Researchers gain insight into day-to-day lives of parents raising children with autism

Posted on March 20, 2017

Like all parents, couples who have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) share the ups and downs of parenting. A new study by Waisman Center researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison looks at the …

Posted in 2017, Autism, News, UCEDDTagged Autism, Leann Smith DaWalt, Marital Relations, Sigan Hartley

Researchers make headway toward understanding Alexander disease

Posted on March 15, 2017

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made a surprising and potentially crucial discovery about Alexander disease, a rare and fatal neurological disorder with no known cure. Using a mouse model for this disease, which …

Posted in 2017, Neurodegenerative, News, Rare Disorders, ResearchTagged Albee Messing, Alexander disease

How is early childhood adversity linked to behavioral problems?

Posted on March 9, 2017

Children who face severe adversity, such as physical abuse, early in life often develop behavioral and emotional problems. But the underlying psychological mechanisms that link early adversity with negative outcomes have remained unclear. A new …

Posted in 2017, News, Research, YearTagged Seth Pollak, Stress

Treating the trauma of brain injuries

Posted on February 14, 2017

One Wednesday in September, 15-year-old Tristan Thurman went to soccer practice at his high school. The team had just lost a game the day before because the other team had scored goals heading the ball, …

Posted in 2017, Clinics, News, UCEDD, YearTagged Brain, Pediatric Brain Care Clinic, Peter Ferrazzano

Badger Football + Waisman Center = Great things!

Posted on February 7, 2017

The Waisman Center is proud to partner with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Department for the Wisconsin football team’s annual Spring Game to be held on Friday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Camp Randall …

Posted in 2017, News, Outreach, UCEDD, YearTagged Fundraiser, WECP

Am I a stem cell? How do I know?

Posted on January 19, 2017

Stem cells are remarkable cells that have the ability to become almost any kind of specialized cells in our bodies. Given this extraordinary potential, how does a stem cell keep from having an identity crisis? …

Posted in 2017, News, Stem Cells, YearTagged Stem Cells, Xinyu Zhao

Fractions of neuroscience

Posted on January 5, 2017

Waisman researcher Edward Hubbard likes to tell a story about burgers. In the early 1980s, A&W Restaurants introduced a new burger that had a third of a pound of beef. This burger was supposed to …

Posted in 2017, News, Research, YearTagged Edward Hubbard, Math
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