A study published in Circulation: Heart Failure, led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research, offers new tools for identifying which patients face the greatest danger.
Category: Regenerative Biology
Debilitating and rising form of heart failure is target of new multi-modal study
HFpEF is difficult for doctors to diagnose and determine which patients face the worst outcomes. A new study using imaging, invasive cardiac testing, and long-read RNA sequencing on biopsied heart tissue develops methods for clinicians to assess patient risk and builds an understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the condition.
Rising Sparks: Judy Wexler, regenerative biology
An intellectual omnivore, Judy Wexler’s work across the science ecosystem has led her to a focus on the parasite-hosting snails with a “crazy life history” that play a key role in the tropical disease schistosomiasis.
UW-Madison researcher warns proposed federal grant changes could reshape scientific funding
Morgridge regenerative biology Investigator Kenneth Poss spoke to WISC-TV about the implications new federal funding rules would have for scientific research.
UW-Madison scientists warn that Trump’s grant changes threaten research
Director of Regenerative Biology Ken Poss and Trustee James Dahlberg share insight into the impacts of proposed changes to federal grant making on science with the Wisconsin State Journal.