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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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