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Wayne State Photo: (left) Rod Braun, (right) Bruce Berkowitz

Wayne State University Researchers Seek Calcium Channels To Target Cancer Tumors

Two Wayne State University researchers are working on a technique that could lead to easier, faster identification of cancer tumors that can be effectively treated by calcium channel-based therapies.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/22

Study Examines First Gulf War Environmental Exposures, Pregnancy Outcomes

Data collected and analyzed at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit has produced what could be the first published work to examine the relationship between wartime environmental exposures and birth outcomes for children of men and women living in Iraq before and after the 1991 Gulf War.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/18

A volunteer uses the EasyEMR software in Haiti. Wayne State University photo.

WSU Computer Science Students’ Open Source Software Benefits Medical Field Work

The work of Wayne State University College of Engineering students is having an impact on underserved patients being cared for by WSU School of Medicine students thousands of miles from Detroit.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/14

WSU Neuroscientists Capture Brain Connectivity In Human Fetuses

Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers have shown for the first time that brain connectivity in human fetuses can be measured, which could translate into new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat brain disorders like autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia and cognitive impairments in early life.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/20

A scanning electron microscope picture of a cancer cell. Uncredited photo from Wikimedia Commons

Benign Breast Disease Factors Cut Put African-American Women At Risk For Cancer: WSU Study

A Wayne State University researcher has identified characteristics in benign breast disease associated with future cancer risk in African-American women.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/07

Ultrasound Breast Cancer Imaging Invented At Karmanos Closer To FDA Approval

SoftVue, the whole breast ultrasound imaging device created by two scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine, is currently undergoing review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for market clearance.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/28

Wayne State Expands With Detroit Renewable’s Energy Network

Detroit Thermal LLC, owner and operator of the downtown Detroit district energy steam system, today announced the 25-year commitment by Wayne State University to Detroit Thermal’s renewable steam network.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/07

WSU Researchers Find Link Between Mental Health, Chronic Disease In Iraq War Refugees

Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers may have discovered why people exposed to war are at increased risk to develop chronic problems like heart disease years later. And the culprit that links the two is surprising.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/14

WSU Part Of Massive International Project To Map Function Of Human Genome

Leonard Lipovich’s determination to prove genetic matter once deemed “junk” has a place in clinical medicine is bringing the Wayne State University School of Medicine to the forefront of a field occupying genome enthusiasts while also contributing to ENCODE, the global follow-up to The Human Genome Project.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/09/06

Wayne State Neurologist Reports New Finding In Brains Of Patients With Heart Failure

Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine have shown that reduced blood flow from the heart leads to loss of gray matter in the brain.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/20

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