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Participants Sought For Major Cancer Prevention Study

Metro Detroiters are being offered an opportunity to help researchers to refine cancer prevention.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/29

University Of Windsor, Ford Partner In $1M Auto Research Project

The University of Windsor is getting more than $1 million to improve the production of lightweight auto parts.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/21

Can LSD Help You Stop Drinking?

A new study into treatment for alcoholism is rocking the rehab world

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/15

Gale Launches DemographicsNow: Business & People

Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, today announced DemographicsNow: Business & People, an online business and residential reference tool that provides detailed demographic data on more than 23 million businesses and 206 million consumers.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/12

U-M Researchers To Study Long-Term Health Outcomes Of Newborn Screenings

University of Michigan researchers will use computer modeling and patient surveys to study health and economic outcomes for screening of Krabbe disease, Pompe disease and phenylketonuria.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/10

Four of the Fukushima plant's six reactors are shown in this satellite photo from Geoeye via Google Earth. The reactors are numbered one through four from right to left. (Credit: CNET)

Fukushima Lesson: More Research Into Nuclear Fuel Behavior In Extreme Conditions, UM Says

A year after the crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, scientists and engineers remain largely in the dark when it comes to fundamental knowledge about how nuclear fuels behave under extreme conditions, according to a University of Michigan nuclear waste expert and his colleagues.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/08