UW Launches New Research Center to Examine Aging and Age-Related Diseases

UW launches new research center to examine aging and age-related diseases

MADISON (WKOW) -- Aging is the biggest risk factor for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and cardiovascular disease, according to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

UW researchers uncover cause of short telomeric diseases

The University of Wisconsin’s Lim Lab has identified the cause of chromosome instability associated with a range of genetic diseases. Their findings, published in Science, attributed dysfunction in a molecule called replication protein A (RPA) to the damage of genetic material in chromosomes responsible for a range of diseases, including aging disorders and cancers. Research at the Lim Lab is concentrated on specialized DNA sequences called telo…

UW-Madison launches new research center to study aging

The goal of the studies is to generate insights to improve health care approaches linked to diabetes, cancer, heart disease and Parkinson’s