Nine Michigan State University researchers have been recognized in the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers List compiled by Clarivate Analytics. Each year, the Web of Science Group identifies the…
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Access to Breastfeeding Education Affects Feeding Choices Among Chinese-American Mothers
A recent study led by a Michigan State University College of Nursing researcher found a lack of available prenatal breastfeeding education led Chinese-American women to introduce other unnecessary liquids to…
High Honors For Spartans Advancing Science: Four Named AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, has awarded the distinction of fellow to four MSU faculty members this year. These individuals have been elevated…
8 Berkeley Lab Scientists Named 2020 AAAS Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society, today announced that 489 of its members, among them eight scientists at Berkeley Lab, have been named Fellows. This lifetime honor, which follows a nomination and review process, recognizes scientists, engineers, and innovators for their distinguished achievements in research and other disciplines toward the advancement or applications of science.
DOD-Funded Research Could Lead To Diagnostics, Therapies For Rare Neurological Disorder
Most of the time, food poisoning is just that — we eat something rotten or contaminated, we get sick, we get better and we move on. But in…
Injectable Birth Control May Increase Blood Lead Levels In African American Women
Women using a common, injectable form of birth control showed increased levels of potentially hazardous lead in their blood, a study led by a Michigan State University researcher…
Ask the Expert: Light, Seasonal Affective Disorder and COVID-19
Hanne Hoffmann, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and her colleagues in the Hoffmann Lab, study how light regulates our physiology, affects our overall well-being…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Communities More At-Risk For Dementia
Lesbian, gay and bisexual — or LGB — people are more vulnerable to one of the fastest-growing health concerns in the country, dementia, according to new research from…
Scientists Discover Possible Genetic Target For Treating Endometriosis
Michigan State University researchers have identified a potential genetic target for treating an especially painful and invasive form of endometriosis. Their study published in the journal, Cell Reports,…
Uncovering Novel Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes
Scientists from the DOE Joint Genome Institute and DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase have launched a public database of 52,515 microbial draft genomes generated from environmental samples collected around the world. The new resource, known as the Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes (GEM) catalog, provides extensive insight into the many types of microbes that are impossible to grow in a lab, and expands the known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%.
