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Detroit scientists develop a simple blood test to quickly diagnose sarcoidosis

A research project led by Lobelia Samavati, M.D., professor of internal medicine and molecular medicine and genetics at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has developed a tool to...
28-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Detroit research team to develop novel strategies to identify genetic contributions to cancer risk and overcome barriers to genetic testing for African Americans

A team of researchers from Wayne State University and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has received a five-year, $9.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for the study “Genetic Variation...
26-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Wayne State University awarded $1.4 million from Department of Defense to expand on research findings surrounding prostate cancer

A team of researchers from Wayne State University was awarded a $1.4 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for the study, “Cytochrome c acetylation drives prostate cancer aggressiveness and Warburg effect.”
7-Feb-2024 6:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Wayne State University study reports progress in long-term protection against ovarian cancer tumors

Investigators from the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development at the Wayne State University School of Medicine reported today in a publication in Cancer Immunology Research the characterization of a novel therapeutic approach capable of...
11-Dec-2023 9:45 AM EST Add to Favorites

Wayne State University announces creation of two research centers and institutes that aim to impact the health of Detroiters and beyond

Wayne State University Interim Vice President for Research Timothy Stemmler, Ph.D., announced today the university’s Board of Governors approved the creation of two research initiatives that aim to improve the health and lives of the Detroit...
7-Dec-2023 4:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

NIH awards $2.6M to Wayne State to develop new filtration platform for insulin administration

A Wayne State University College of Engineering professor has received a $2.65 million award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to develop a novel filtration platform to...
28-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

NIH awards $2.9M to Wayne State to understand and find new therapies for two disorders – sepiapterin reductase and cerebral palsy

A new NIH award to Wayne State University aims to understand the early events around critical cell death that cause motor deficits, and ultimately, provide understanding for the development of much-needed therapies for prevention of motor deficits...
15-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Blood biomarker shows “great promise” predicting progression to Alzheimer’s disease in at-risk population

Neuroscience researchers at Wayne State University published a review article that confirms the usefulness of neurofilament light (NfL) blood levels to predict the likelihood and rate of progression of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease.
1-Sep-2023 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Wayne State University Part of Scientific Team Celebrating Nobel Prize for Higgs Discovery

Wayne State University researchers are celebrating the Nobel Prize for the Higgs boson discovery. A team of four WSU researchers played a part in the experimental aspects of the discovery.
8-Oct-2013 1:00 PM EDT

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