UW-Madison researchers have developed a method for increasing butyrate production in the gut. The method includes delivering a microbial community that include certain bacteria, yeasts, and other micr...
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The development of small-molecule compounds that target the murine double minute 2 protein (MDM2) represents a significant advancement in cancer therapy. MDM2 is known to inhibit the tumor suppressor ...
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UW-Madison researchers have discovered methods for alleviating the adverse effects of SSRIs in pregnancy through the co-administration of the known drug ketanserin. Using several in vivo experimental ...
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UW Madison researchers have developed a virus-free, CRISPR-Cas mediated method of generating T cells that target senescent cells. These modified T cells could be used to treat Alzheimer’s Disease an...
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UW-Madison researchers have identified novel ACE2 mutants having enhanced activity and/or specificity in hydrolyzing angiotensin II. ACE2 (angiotensin converting enzyme 2) is a key metalloprotease of ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a novel fusion protein for inducing Breg cell formation and a method for transforming any human B cell into an IL10-competent, functional Breg cell ex vivo at sca...
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A composition for the treatment of bladder fibrosis in a patient in need that includes a miR-29 mimic is disclosed. The miR-29 mimic may include a working RNA strand with the nucleotide sequence UAGCA...
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Regulatory elements that drive Schwann cell-specific gene expression, nucleic acid vectors, virus particles, and therapeutic compositions incorporating these constructs; and methods of using these var...
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Friedreich’s Ataxia (FRDA) is a neurodegenerative disorder without treatments to halt or reverse disease progression, affecting roughly 9,000 Americans. FRDA is caused by triplet expansion in the fi...
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Pompe disease is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease (mutations from both parent carriers have to be inherited by the offspring to see symptoms) that typically affects children during developme...
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Friedreich’s ataxia (also referred to as FA or FRDA) is a rare but fatal autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease. With an estimated incidence of 1 in every 40,000 people, it causes progressive...
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