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Smarter Blood Tests Deliver Faster Diagnoses, Improved Outcomes

Medical professionals have long known that the earlier a disease is detected, the higher the chance for a better patient outcome. Now, a multidisciplinary team of Michigan State University researchers, in collaboration with experts from Karolinska Institute and the University of California, Berkeley, has pioneered a way to do just that.
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FRIB Research Team Identifies Flaw in Physics Models of Massive Stars and Supernovae

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are inconsistent with observational gamma-ray astronomy.
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MSU Receives NIH Grant to Study Dementia Risks

MSU researchers have been awarded a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. They will study the potential relationship between vitamin D deficiency, gut microbial imbalance and inflammation as contributors to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, or ADRD.
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New Research Model Involving E2F5 Gene Helping Better Understand Breast Cancer

A Michigan State University researcher’s new model for studying breast cancer could help scientists better understand why and where cancer metastasizes.
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Computational Models of Human Memory Show Significance of Mental Timeline

Dr. Karl Healey, Director of the Computational Basis of Cognitive Control (CBCC) lab in Michigan State University’s Department of Psychology is researching human episodic memory and how people form memories of the different events or episodes that happen to them.
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Researchers, Pet Industry Collaborate to Keep Amphibians Free of Disease

MSU conservation biologist Alexa Warwick and a multi-institution team of researchers are collaborating with the pet industry and other stakeholders to identify strategies to mitigate the risk of spillover of pathogens to wild populations.
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Fishing for Biochemistry’s ‘Dark Matter’

To some, it’s “dark matter.” For others, terra incognita: unexplored land. These are just some of the phrases biochemists use when describing the metabolome, the set of all small molecules, or metabolites, in a biological sample.
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Chromium-62 Research Helps US Better Understand Shapes Around Islands of Inversion

In a recent paper in Nature Physics, an international research collaboration used world-class instrumentation at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to study the exotic nuclide, or rare isotope, chromium-62.
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Examining the Power of Play for Children Showing Early Signs of Autism

As part of a multisite study, Clinical Science Professor Brooke Ingersoll and a team of researchers representing three other states are examining the effectiveness of training early intervention providers in a method called “reciprocal imitation teaching,” or RIT.
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Developing an Ultrastable Catalyst to Improve Fuel Cells

Research at Michigan State University and Princeton University developed a highly stable electrocatalyst for fuel cells that are used in sustainable energy applications, such as electric vehicles.
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MSU Research Powers Michigan's Economy and Future

A top global public research university, MSU has built a research enterprise that reaches every part of Michigan, driving the state’s economy and contributing to a stronger, healthier present and future.
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Nanoparticle Nanotherapy Research Advances Infusion Designed to Clean Arteries

Michigan State University researchers have tested a new nanoparticle nanotherapy infusion that precisely targets inflammation and activates the immune system to help clear out arterial plaque.
Announcements
McCusker Receives Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
James K. McCusker, a University Research Foundation Professor in the College of Natural Science, has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s prestigious Mond-Nyholm Prize for Inorganic Chemistry.
Jain Awarded BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Anil Jain, University Distinguished Professor at MSU, has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies, alongside Michael I. Jordan of UC Berkeley, for their foundational work in machine learning and its broad societal impact.
10 MSU Faculty Members Earn University Distinguished Professor Designation
Ten Michigan State University faculty have been named University Distinguished Professors in recognition of their outstanding achievements in teaching, research and public service.
Woodruff Receives Highest Award From Society for the Study of Reproduction
Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor Teresa K. Woodruff is the 2025 recipient of the Carl G. Hartman Award from the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Woodruff, an internationally recognized expert in ovarian biology and reproductive science, will receive the award in Washington, D.C. at the society’s annual meeting in late July.
Bringing the Heat: Researchers Convene to Discuss the Impacts of Extreme Heat
Researchers convened on May 14, 2025, at the Wharton Center for the interdisciplinary research forum Heat Stress: Challenges to Human and Animal Health, on the impacts of heat stressors on people, plants, and animals.
Henderson Receives National Press Photographers Association Educator of the Year Award
Jarrad Henderson, artist in residence at MSU’s School of Journalism, was recently presented the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Educator of the Year Award for his outstanding work as a visual journalism educator.