UW researchers along with collaborators have developed a method for determining the presence of consciousness in a patient suffering from disorders of consciousness such as coma patients, vegetative s...
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The ability to measure the absolute stress that ligaments, tendons, or muscle experience in vivo has considerable value in medical research and rehabilitative medicine. Prior techniques used in resear...
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Waste removal from the central nervous system (CNS) is essential for maintaining brain homeostasis. Disruption of waste clearance can lead to protein accumulation. The aggregation of pathogenic protei...
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Waste removal from the central nervous system (CNS) is essential for maintaining brain homeostasis. Disruption of waste clearance can lead to protein accumulation. The aggregation of pathogenic protei...
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A UW Madison physician and local dentist have designed a specialized bite block device for use with endotracheal tubes. The device protects the front teeth by using the molars on both sides of the ja...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a nanocrystals capable of delivering biologic payloads. Exemplary payloads include nucleic acids, proteins, and peptides, all of which have shown promise as vacci...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a calibration device for use with their tensiometer device. The load measurement device electronically pairs with the tensiometer system to calibrate the tissue ...
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Two UW-Madison researchers have developed a sequential coating strategy to improve the efficacy of probiotics used in the treatment of IBD.  The probiotic is first coated with a tannic acid (TA) laye...
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Accurate physician-patient communication is a central tenet of shared decision making (SDM), an approach which encourages providers and patients to review the best available data when making treatment...
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UW-Madison researchers have discovered a new polymer blend based on polyisobutylene (PIB) that can simultaneously achieve a very low water permittivity under dynamic straining conditions, while also r...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method and system for monitoring or quantifying airflow changes in a subject’s airway using B-mode ultrasound. Their approach is compatible with existing ultr...
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The inventors have developed methods for creating tannin-chitosan composite thin-films incorporating active pharmaceutical ingredients, including psilocybin (a psychedelic) and biosimilars (melatonin ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a patient transport shield that provides a transparent cover over the patient to provide a patient volume to hold negative pressure.  The transparent cover is at...
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Genetic data suggests that the etiology of trait-like anxiety in humans is 20-40% genetic, with the remaining contributions arising from environmental and epigenetic sources. Current methods for diagn...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a powered, instrumented robotic exercise cycle to present cognitively demanding reaching and pedaling tasks in novel haptic mechanical environments in the lower l...
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Systems for monitoring metabolites may include a sample collection system and a urinalysis system of or for a toilet.  The sample collection system may be automated to collect sample urine from a toi...
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Differentially methylated positions associated with hypersomnolence, idiopathic hypersomnia, and long sleep time are provided herein along with biomarker panels thereof and methods of diagnosing and p...
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The present invention is an automatic mask dispenser handles procedure masks of a type having filtration material inside ear loops by use of a high engagement material on a movable surface that can se...
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A frequent procedure in cardiovascular surgery is to replace or bypass a blood vessel in order to provide a more adequate flow of blood to downstream tissues. In operations that bypass coronary arteri...
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Every year worldwide, millions of people experience morbidity and mortality as a consequence of severe fungal disease. In the United States, mortality from invasive fungal disease is approximately 50 ...
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An active microneedle array and method are provided for penetrating an outer layer of an epidermis. The active microneedle array includes a base having first and second sides. The first side of the ba...
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A cage for facilitating fusion of bones, such as vertebrae, or fusion of adjacent bone surfaces is disclosed. In one form, the cage includes a plurality of spaced apart walls comprising a biodegradabl...
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The invention provides biomarker profiles of cellular metabolites and methods for screening chemical compounds including pharmaceutical agents, lead and candidate drug compounds and other chemicals us...
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An apparatus with one or more force plates senses of center-of-pressure and force-angle in the sagittal plane for a standing individual to provide an indication of balance capability based on the dedu...
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Axial stress or similar properties in a stressed connective tissue may be assessed during surgery by excitation of the ligament to create a shear wave allowing measurement of the shear wave velocity w...
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