15 Jan 2020
New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors
NOTE: This release was originally published by Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Uterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of...Read More
20 Nov 2019
Severe pregnancy-related depression may be rooted in inflammation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 20, 2019) — A runaway, inflammatory immune response may be responsible for triggering severe depression during and after...Read More
28 Aug 2019
Can suicide risk be detected in the blood?
Five-year, $3.6 million federal grant to fuel search for biomarker-based methods to evaluate suicide risk GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 28, 2019) —...Read More
6 May 2019
Combating cancer from the lab to the clinic
May is Cancer Research Month, which raises awareness for the efforts underway to prevent, treat and, ultimately, cure cancer. When it comes...Read More
3 May 2019
Hotspot in the genome may drive psychosis in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Findings provide a treatment target and a starting point for new biomarkers GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 3, 2019) — A newly identified...Read More
5 Dec 2018
Teaming up to accelerate scientific discovery
How close collaboration between academic labs, the biotech sector and a highly competitive federal grant program bolsters biomedical research innovation and cutting-edge...Read More
28 Nov 2018
High-throughput platform enables scientists to map activity of an emerging class of cancer drug targets
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 28, 2018) — A powerful new biochemical platform is fueling the study of a family of enzymes that...Read More
11 Oct 2018
ICYMI: Three big takeaways from Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease
Did you miss Grand Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease and Rallying to the Challenge? Don’t worry. We have you covered. Just over a...Read More
16 Aug 2018
Stars rally together again for Stand Up To Cancer’s live broadcast on September 7
Mahershala Ali, Kathy Bates, Katie Couric, Jennifer Garner, Tony Hale, Marg Helgenberger, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, Marlee Matlin, Matthew McConaughey, Maria Menounos,...Read More
5 Jun 2018
Stand Up To Cancer to return on Friday, September 7 for sixth star-studded roadblock telecast
With Bradley Cooper as co-executive producer, 2018 telecast will mark Stand Up To Cancer’s ten years of making an impact in groundbreaking...Read More