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Legislature Democrats continuing with labor deals

Police release details on UW-Madison student accused of killing mother

WikiLeaks' investigative efforts deserve applause not criticism

""The government should not keep information confidential merely because public officials might be embarrassed by disclosure, because errors and failures might be revealed, or because of speculative or abstract fears.""

Council unable to decide Overture's fate

UW to host NC State in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

McCain salutes Feingold, laments a 'poorer' Senate without Wi. legislator

Resnick announces candidacy for Common Council District 8 alder

UW-Madison study connects brain damage, insomnia

With the help of 192 Vietnam War veterans, researchers at UW-Madison discovered a link between brain damage and insomnia which was published in a study in the Journal of Neuroscience. All the veterans have damage to one side of the brain, caused by penetrating head injuries during the war. Using CT scans of the veterans' brains, the researchers determined an association between insomnia and individuals with damage to the left dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC). Because insomnia often occurs in people who also suffer from depression and anxiety, researchers realized the correlation between insomnia and the dmPFC could be because the dmPFC brain area regulates mood. However, the researchers tested a subset of veterans who suffer from anxiety and depression, but not insomnia, and found no damage to the dmPFC. The study, the first to discover a link between the specific brain area and insomnia, provides ""novel insight into the neurobiological mechanisms of sleep maintenance,"" according to the study. Members of the research team include assistant professor of psychiatry Michael Koenigs and Jessica Holliday of University of Wisconsin of Medicine and Public Health, Jeffrey Solomon of Medical Numerics Inc. and Jordan Grafman of the Cognitive Neuroscience Section of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Wednesday marks the beginning of texting-while-driving ban

Ask Mr. Scientist: Caramelized Food and Exploding Coke

Safety a concern, but government overreached by banning drink

Subcommittee discusses possible changes to ALDO

Video games teach public about science

Charter schools benefit struggling students

My high school alma mater, Waubonsie Valley High School, was diverse in every sense of the term, but the most striking difference I noticed was the vast disparity in achievement that existed within each classroom.

Teens attempt strong-armed robbery

Empathy a solution for bad youth behavior

It comes as no surprise that Madison school districts are suffering. Public schools throughout the city struggle with a severe lack of state funding that only adds to the lack of authority figures — fueling the ideology of students who just don't give a shit. And when you combine this lack of resources and educational programs with a student attitude that cares little about achievement, you get the perfect recipe for a continual decrease in graduation rates.

Walker asks state lawmakers to halt work on labor deals

Madison man exposes himself to two women near golf course

Rep. Steve Nass plans tuition cap, funding cuts for UW System

Assisted suicides should be legalized

When he was three years old, Dan Crews of Antioch, Ill. suffered a serious car accident. Crews is paralyzed from the neck down, and although he can speak and eat, he requires constant medical aid in order to breathe. For 23 years he has lived in his bed with nothing to do but watch television and imagine what it might be like to participate in a world that he can only observe. According to an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Crews feels that he has ""no friends."" ""I have no education. No education prospects. No job prospects. I have no love prospects,"" he said. ""All I want is to no longer live like this.""