Research at Michigan State UniversityCan Telehealth Fill Gap in Autism Services?
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Parents struggling to find and afford therapy for their child with autism may eventually be able to provide that therapy themselves with the help of telehealth training. Findings…
NSF Grant Will Help Decipher Cells’ Electric Properties
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
A Michigan State University researcher will use a National Science Foundation grant to decipher the secrets of electric organs in fish and apply the insights to human electrically…
Diabetes Detected by a …Dentist?
Monday, May 23, 2016
A Michigan State University diabetes expert and a local dentist have teamed up to create a screening tool that dental offices can offer patients to determine their risk…
MSU Researcher Working to Improve Electrical Communication with Brain
Thursday, May 19, 2016
A researcher in the Michigan State University College of Engineering will use a $413,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore why devices implanted in…
Social Media Poses Threat to People with Intellectual Disabilities
Thursday, May 19, 2016
People with intellectual disabilities are more susceptible to exploitation and abuse, and the rise of the Internet only increases their vulnerability. A first-of-its-kind study co-authored by a Michigan…
Some Foreign Language Teachers May Lack Confidence
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Foreign language teachers play a pivotal role in creating global citizens, but some teachers lack confidence in their ability to speak in their nonnative tongue, which could undermine…
Wearable Technology Could Help Detect Health Risks, Depression
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
It may be small, so small it’s hardly noticeable, but it could someday save lives. “It” is wearable technology that can monitor a person’s eating, drinking, coughing and…
MSU on National Health Team Helping Flint, Mich.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The city of Flint has been selected by Reinvestment Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to take part in a new Invest Health initiative and Michigan State…
New Packaging Prolongs Veggie Freshness
Monday, May 16, 2016
New advances in packaging at Michigan State University can help produce stay fresh longer. Eva Almenar, associate professor in MSU’s School of Packaging, focused on onions, one of the…
MSU Researchers, Local Police Studying Elder Abuse
Monday, May 16, 2016
Michigan State University professors and the Lansing Police Department are working together on a research project that addresses elder abuse and neglect in the area. Led by Carolyn…
