Danielle Lohman, a former member of the Pagliarini Lab and a UW–Madison alumna, talks about her first year working in the Department of State. Lohman is one of six Ph.D scientists to receive a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship.
Category: Metabolism
‘Smart’ toilet analyzes your pee, may revolutionize personal health
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin think their “smart toilet” is capable of monitoring your health and discovering early signs of diseases.
Pagliarini lab members attend mitochondrial disease walk, interact with patients
Events hosted by UMDF have enabled the Pagliarini Lab to connect with those who may directly benefit from the findings of their research: patients with mitochondrial disease.
The weird science behind smart toilets and your pee
A new, small-scale study published in Nature this month seeks to determine whether regular urine collection and analysis of the thousands of telling, changing indicators in our pee can reliably serve up information about a person’s health.
Can ‘smart toilets’ be the next health data wellspring?
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.