DETROIT - Wayne State University physiology assistant professor Patrick J. Mueller has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how alterations in the brain caused by inactivity may contribute to an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease. Physical inactivity is considered a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease, the
CALEDONIA, Mich. - MarketLab Inc., which is a catalog supplier of specialty products and services for healthcare professionals, announced Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Petulama, Calif.-based Newmatic Medical. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Newmatic Medical is a direct marketer of MRI products
MIDLAND - Michigan Molecular Institute recently added two new polymer experts to its ranks, while two other MMI research scientists earned promotions. Joining the MMI research staff were Patrick Smith and Edmund Stark. Promoted were Claire Hartmann-Thompson and Steven Kaganove, both to the level of Research Scientists. All hold PhDs. Smith comes to MMI following
LANSING - A recent study shows that workers in the high tech industry are acutely susceptible to heart disease and other problems due to the nature of their sedentary desk life. But a new web site aims to reverse this trend. MyMACWellness.Com provides local listings of free and low-cost activities. With an easy, point-and-click design,
TROY - Join a free Walsh College webinar on Thursday, Nov. 18, to get an overview of the Walsh Health Services Administration specialization, designed for professionals who work in the health services field or aspire to do so. Courses include health economics; health administration finance; health care policy, law and ethical issues; and quality assurance
DETROIT - Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit have received a nearly $3 million, five-year research project grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a potentially ground-breaking immunotherapy treatment for women with one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer ? triple-negative breast cancer. The research is exclusive to
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor's role as one of the state's biosciences industry hubs will be highlighted on Oct. 26-27 when MichBio holds its 6th Annual Expo and Conference to the Marriott at Eagle Crest in Ypsilanti. MichBio is the statewide trade association for biosciences, and the Expo is the premier annual gathering of biosciences
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor SPARK said it recently attracted InTouch Health to locate a research and development operation at Valley Ranch Business Park in Pittsfield Township. Ann Arbor SPARK provided site selection and talent recruitment support to InTouch Health. "InTouch Health chose Ann Arbor because of its rich software development talent pool, including experienced
DETROIT - Asterand plc, a leading provider of human tissue and human tissue-based services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in drug discovery research, has been awarded a five-year, $24.3 million contract with the National Cancer Institute to supply clinically annotated human biospecimens for The Cancer Genome Atlas project, which attempts to understand the molecular
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University has received a grant of $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation to upgrade the life sciences research laboratories in its College of Arts and Sciences. Lawrence Tech's next-generation Life Sciences Research Facility will include a molecular and cell biology research lab, a chemistry lab, an instrumentation room, and a