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MSU Study Finds Placebos Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Depression

A study out of Michigan State University found that non-deceptive placebos, or placebos given with people fully knowing they are placebos, effectively manage stress even when the placebos are administered remotely.
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Mild Cognitive Impairment Could be Going Unreported in Rural Areas of West Michigan, Study Suggests

Researchers from Michigan State University and Corewell Health used de-identified electronic health records of more than 1.5 million patients to analyze incidence rates and risk factors of mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, in rural and urban areas in West Michigan.
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MSU Discovers Method for CRISPR-Based Genome Editing in Nile Grass Rats

A team of researchers at Michigan State University has discovered a set of methods that enabled the first successful CRISPR-based genome editing in Nile grass rats.
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How Fungi Elude Antifungal Treatments

Every year, life-threating invasive fungal infections afflict more than 2 million individuals globally. Mortality rates for these infections are high, even when patients receive treatment.
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Water Alliance Leads Project Hailed as ‘Holy Grail’ of Invasive Species Control

Michigan State University researchers are tackling a problem no one has ever solved: How do you stop an invasive fish from entering a river without entirely blocking all fish?
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Discovering How Plants Make Life-and-Death Decisions

Researchers at MSU have discovered two proteins that work together to control whether a plant can live or die under stress conditions as a part of a project that took over seven years to complete.
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Research Reveals Conditions That Can Help Staph, MRSA and Other Bacteria Spread

Gemma Reguera, a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology, has found that certain microbes, such as Staphylococcus aureus and its antibiotic-resistant variant MRSA, move deeper into the airways or into other body sites, like the heart, and that they can cause serious, even fatal, infections.
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MSU Researchers Use VR to Understand Stuttering in Children

Researchers in Michigan State University’s Developmental Speech Lab have codeveloped virtual reality, or VR, simulations to understand how stuttering develops in young children with the goal of improving diagnostic and treatment approaches for children who stutter.
Announcements
Inaugural ADVICE Cohort Announced
The inaugural Academy for Developing Visionary Institutes and Center of Excellence (ADVICE) cohort has been announced.
MTRAC Innovation Hub for AgBio 2025 Full Grant Cycle Proposals Now Open
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Innovation Hub for AgBio (AgBio Hub) announces the opening of its 2025 Full Grant award cycle with proposals due on November 22, 2024.
MSU Research Foundation Announces Annual Grant to Support Research and Innovation at MSU
The Michigan State University Research Foundation has announced an $11.8 million grant funding commitment to Michigan State University for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year.
Global Impact Initiative Success Leads to New Phase
The Global Impact faculty recruiting initiative will continue and expand in 2024-2025 to address the research themes outline in the MSU 2030 Strategic Plan.
Research and Innovation Internal Grant Programs: Call for Proposals
The Discretionary Funding Initiative, Humanities and Arts Research Program, and Strategic Partnership Grants are now open for the Fall semester and accepting applications. Deadlines for submission vary by program.
Shared Research Infrastructure: Call for Proposals Due Oct. 15, 2024
OR&I announces a new call for proposals for shared infrastructure requests with a submission deadline of October 15, 2024.