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Researchers now say that not all men with elevated PSA levels need prostate biopsy to test for prostate cancer.

Timothy Baker has a problem with psychology today. He thinks it bears a dangerous resemblance to the medicine of yesteryear: anecdotal, unscientific, as likely to hurt as help.

Couple travels state, pens book about 'uber-cheesemakers' By Keith Uhlig * Wausau Daily Herald * November 6, 2009 Wisconsin, of course, is filled with more than just cheeseheads.

Nov. 5, 2009 7:06 a.m. An attorney for the family of murdered UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann can listen to parts of a 911 call made from Zimmermann's cell phone the day she was killed last year, a Dane County judge ruled Wednesday, according to the Wisconsin State Journal .

Alabama Republican Rep. Bobby Bright is seen last November with other freshman House members elected in 2008.

MADISON, Wis. - This time last year, Galen Milchman was celebrating the election of Barack Obama to the White House, a victory he had worked for and believed would change the world.

The UW-Whitewater physics department is celebrating the International Year of Astronomy 2009 with a lecture series and exhibits.

When ice and snow threaten Kokomo this winter, the "super mix" will be the biggest weapon in the city's snow removal arsenal.

Your mother always told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Robot swarms programmed with genetic algorithms to "evolve" their behavior: A more recent 2009 study, again at Lausanne, suggests that swarms of bots don't just evolve cooperative strategies to find food , they can also evolve the ability to deceive.

Dozens of works by SUNY Potsdam students will be exhibited in the Collegea s Gibson Gallery for a oeArt Attack,a the annual juried all-student exhibition that will run from Thursday, Oct.

Monsters, bloodsuckers and spiders, oh my! Scary as they are, some of the creepiest, deadliest creatures roaming the night this Halloween are also teaching medical science new ways to heal.

The last surviving Wisconsin veteran of the Spanish Civil War has died. Clarence Kailin was 95.

Main Category: ADHD Also Included In: Mental Health ; Psychology / Psychiatry ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 29 Oct 2009 - 4:00 PDT Schoolchildren with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are substantially more likely to engage in many types of criminal activity such as burglary, theft and drug dealing as they grow older, a new ...

The race for the governor's seat got a little more interesting this week when Lt.

In the recent past, researchers might have traveled for hours to reach a research library in order to use its collection.

More than 65 percent of U.S. mothers with depression don't receive adequate treatment, a new study has found.

Main Category: Blood / Hematology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 26 Oct 2009 - 4:00 PDT BloodCenter of Wisconsin announced that the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.4 million Small Business Technology Transfer grant to fund continued research into the deployment of Radio ...

For early naturalists such as Charles Darwin, cataloging new species wasn't just extraordinary because of its effects on science, but also because of the amazing stories of danger and discovery their travels produced.

An environmental studies institute at the University of Wisconsin is putting on a free environmental film festival.