mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Blood Test 90 Percent Accuracy To Determine Whether Memory Loss Due To Alzheimer

SWEDEN - Can a blood test based on the ratio of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) relative to non–p-tau217 (expressed as percentage of p-tau217) combined with the amyloid-β 42 and amyloid-β 40 plasma ratio (the amyloid probability score 2 [APS2]) accurately identify Alzheimer disease in primary care and secondary care when prospectively applying predefined biomarker

By |2024-07-29T18:28:43-04:00July 29th, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

MITech TV: Industry 4.0 Conference, MCWT Executive Director Retires, Carbon Credits, Crowd Strike Hack Aftermath

LTU's Centrepolis Accelerator is co-hosting I4.0 event in Grand Rapids in August. Dan Randomski or one of his staff will provide details.  Long time MCWT Executive Director Chris Rydzewski who recently retired is interviewed by Kathleen Norton-Schock. Beau Parmenter of Dynamic Carbon Credits provides details on his products. Dan Lohrmann from Presidio explains how the

By |2024-07-29T13:42:30-04:00July 29th, 2024|Podcasts|

Tamara Shoemaker Now President Of Women In Cybersecurity

DETROIT - Tamara Shoemaker, who founded the Michigan Cyber Patriot Program a decade ago, is now the new president of the Michigan Chapter of Women in CyberSecurity. WICyS hopes to move the needle in women’s underrepresentation in cyber. Explore the Membership Benefits page to determine if WiCyS is your community. The group offers professional and

By |2024-07-28T20:35:16-04:00July 28th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

New Drug Fights Aging, Extends Lifespan In Mice By 25 Percent

NEW YORK - The scientific community has long been interested in understanding and extending human life. In a new piece of research, published in Nature,Trusted Source researchers at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London, in collaboration with Duke-NUS Medical School, administered an anti-IL-11 antibody — a drug that inhibits IL-11’s effects

By |2024-07-28T19:25:58-04:00July 28th, 2024|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Ohio’s Legal Marijuana Companies Holding Certificates of Operation 2024

COLUMBUS — In this news post we are going to list out Ohio’s Legal Marijuana Companies Holding Certificates of Operation in 2024. Ohio has taken a significant step toward legalizing adult-use cannabis by granting Certificates of Operation to its first batch of licensed businesses. Concurrently, the state has achieved another milestone with the successful cultivation

By |2024-08-18T16:55:40-04:00July 27th, 2024|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

SensCy New President Brings New Management Skills To Virtual Cybersecurity Company

ANN ARBOR - SensCy, a virtual CIO company that works with small and medium-sized business, has hired Frank Sadeghi as President. He makes his first public appearance in this video interview on MITech TV. He is joined in the interview with Rick Snyder, now Chairman and CEO of SensCy. Prior to joining SensCy, Frank served

By |2024-07-23T09:48:40-04:00July 23rd, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Anti-Aging Drug Boosts Lifespan By 25 Percent While Preventing Cancer And Gray Hair

Have you ever wished you could slow down the ticking clock of aging? Science might have come a smidgen closer to granting your wish. Researchers have developed a new anti-aging drug that claims to significantly increase lifespan, adding up to 25% more healthy, vibrant years. The brain behind this exciting development is none other than

By |2024-07-23T18:43:45-04:00July 21st, 2024|Featured, Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

MEDC Creates Michigan’s Growth Office to Lead Population Growth Initiatives

LANSING  The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced the creation of Michigan’s Growth Office. The Office is tasked with implementing the Growing Michigan Together Council’s blueprint for growth, passed 19-1 in December 2023. With Gov. Whitmer signing an executive order deeming the Council’s work complete, Michigan’s Growth Office will lead the state’s population growth work

By |2024-07-23T18:44:16-04:00July 21st, 2024|Featured, Politics, Politics/Government|

Scientists Create Tech That Could Save Fruit Crops From Frosts

NEW YORK - Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service have pinpointed a gene mutation in peach trees that allows them to escape the effects of spring frosts, Phys.org reported. The discovery could have far-reaching implications in agriculture and horticulture, allowing farmers to grow crops that are more resilient to the effects of

By |2024-07-21T11:30:55-04:00July 21st, 2024|ESD|

Cadillac Eldorado Convertible Digitally Lowers Its Fabric Roof

DETROIT - The US luxury automaker just hit another homerun – the 2025 Cadillac Escalade acts like a mid-cycle refresh but feels like it's got everything new. Of course, after seeing the all-electric Escalade IQ bring ample changes, everyone knew it was coming. Hot on the heels of the 2025 CT5 sedan plus the refreshed

By |2024-07-21T11:18:04-04:00July 21st, 2024|ESD|