ANN ARBOR - Nine U.S. research universities and a major cancer institute this week announced plans to give would-be life scientists clear, standardized data on graduate school admissions, education and training opportunities, and career prospects. The institutions, which include the University of Michigan, formed the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science in response to the
ANN ARBOR - Inspired by the electric eel, a flexible, transparent electrical device could lead to body-friendly power sources for implanted health monitors and medication dispensers, augmented-reality contact lenses and countless other applications. The soft cells are made of hydrogel and salt, and they form the first potentially biocompatible artificial electric organ that generates more
GRAND RAPIDS - Health Information Exchange Great Lakes Health Connect has refreshed its brand identity to meet the evolving needs of healthcare providers and health systems to deliver coordinated healthcare at reduced costs. In a press release, GLHC said its former brand no longer adequately described the scope of their services or commitment to “Creating
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University will broaden its research and education partnership with McLaren Health Care, as the medical provider looks to build a new hospital near the university’s campus. “MSU has long enjoyed a close relationship with McLaren, and this new collaboration allows us to explore additional partnerships to jointly deliver health care
ANN ARBOR - Now here’s a Holiday story I can really sink my teeth into. New research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has determine using a lot of cinnamon in your holiday eats and drinks helps protect against obesity and hyperglycemia, at least in test mice. Scientists had previously observed that cinnamaldehyde,
HOUGHTON - StabiLux Biosciences, a company founded by Michigan Technological University physics professor Yoke Khin Yap, has recently been awarded more than $650,000. The funds are from America’s Seed Fund, powered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, and the Invest Michigan's University Commercialization Fund (UCF). Yap
ANN ARBOR - Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer, an unpredictable disease that kills more than 14,000 women each year in the United States alone. A team of researchers has devised a process that can grow hundreds of cultured cell masses, called
ANN ARBOR — Esperion Therapeutics Inc. Monday announced the start of a Phase 3 study to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination pill containing its cholesterol-fighter, bempedoic acid, with ezetimibe, a drug that decreases cholesterol absorption in the small intestine. Ezetimibe is used when other cholesterol-lowering medications, such as statins, are not tolerated
GRAND RAPIDS – Behavoral health patients benefit from better care coordination when their health providers leverage a reversed shared care approach supported by Great Lakes Health Connect’s referrals application. Closing the gap in communication between behavioral health and primary care providers was the foundation of Lara Dengerink-VanTil’s doctoral dissertation as part of her Doctorate in
ANN ARBOR - Aquaro Histology announced Thursday it has completed a $9.8 million Series A round led by Telegraph Hills Partners. Aquaro, formerly known as Aquaro Biosystems, will use the money to launch its first product, an Automated Section Mounting used in medical research and development. Concurrent with the financing, Tom Raffin, M.D.; Deval Lashkari,
