In an important discovery in the battle against the United States’ growing drug epidemic, a Michigan State University economist has found the Carolinas could be a hotspot for the trafficking and production of the drug Ecstasy.
Meditation can help tame your emotions even if you’re not a mindful person, suggests a new study from Michigan State University.
New research at Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Nature Communications shows how Geobacter bacteria grow as films on electrodes and generate electricity - a process that's ready to be scaled up to industrial levels.
High-ranking people don't always turn out to be selfish jerks. It all depends on whether they feel worthy of their prominent social position, new research indicates.
A rare, severe form of pulmonary hypertension, which up until now, has only been classified as a human lung disease, has also been discovered in dogs according to a Michigan State University study.
Here's another reason to start saving for that beach house: New research suggests that residents with a view of the water are less stressed.
Beachgoers may soon be able to know in a timely manner if the water is clean enough for swimming, thanks to some new technology.
Around the world, especially in developing nations, counterfeit medicines are a real problem. Until now, in many countries there hasn't been a standard protocol to conduct investigations and pursue prosecution.
Much of the world may cringe as lemurs are hunted and killed or when entire forests are burnt and harvested for charcoal. However, if local residents don't perceive the actions as crimes or they believe there's a low risk of getting caught, then poaching and deforestation will continue.
Kids who decide to join gangs are more likely to be depressed and suicidal - and these mental health problems only worsen after joining, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University criminologist.
Sexual harassment remains a pervasive problem in India despite tougher laws enacted more than three years ago after a woman was gang raped on a bus and later died of her injuries, indicates new research by a Michigan State University criminologist.
Most of the Ferguson protestors believed police view black people as worthless thugs and white people as innocent and superior - perceptions that, true or not, affect police-community relations in an era of persistent racial strife.
China's sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working. The vast destruction of China's forests, leveled after decades of logging, floods and conversion to farmland, has become a story of recovery, according to the first independent verification published in today's Science Advances by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers.
In the furry animal world, it's the boys approaching adulthood who tend to start to wander to seek their fortune. Which usually means a mate. Girls tend to stay closer to the home range.
Food monopolies are everywhere – and they’re growing. A new book by a Michigan State University professor dissects the troubling trend and shows how it’s happening on all levels of the food chain.
Cells with higher fat content outlive lean cells, says a new study from Michigan State University.
Cyber thieves who steal credit and debit card numbers are making millions of dollars in profits, fueling a global criminal enterprise marked by the high-profile data breaches of major companies such as Target and Home Depot.
Sleep-deprived people are much more likely to sign false confessions than rested individuals, according to a groundbreaking study that has important implications for police interrogation practices.
Why do humans and dolphins evolve large brains relative to the size of their bodies while blue whales and hippos have brains that are relatively puny? While there has been much speculation regarding brain size and intelligence, a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that species with brains that are large relative to their body are more intelligent.
You have a new video game and have spent weeks trying to defend yourself against your arch enemy. You finally found his weakness and how to stop him, and are joyfully exacting revenge. But one day you play and that game plan doesn’t work anymore. So what happened?
A new species of bird has been discovered in northeastern India and adjacent parts of China by a team of scientists from Sweden, China, the U.S., India and Russia.
The first national study to map U.S. wild bees suggests they’re disappearing in many of the country’s most-important farmlands.
A Michigan State University study finds that not enough doctors are receiving formal training in end-of-life care, something that could result in more patients receiving treatments that are not only painful or uncomfortable but also ineffective at prolonging life.
Researchers at Michigan State University are finding that many women who are receiving chemotherapy while in the late stages of breast cancer are turning to a complementary therapy known as reflexology to help them cope.
The next generation of video games will be explored at an international conference at Michigan State University in October.
Research by a Michigan State University cardiologist has shed new light on the role that cholesterol plays in causing heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events in humans.
Starting this fall, Michigan State University is offering a new video and computer game design and development program.
Research by a Michigan State University epidemiologist finds that few acute-stroke patients are receiving care that is consistent with established guidelines.
A national study of more than 150,000 adults found that only 3 percent undertook four basic steps that define a health lifestyle -- not smoking, holding weight down, eating right and exercising.
The Michigan State University School of Journalism has been awarded $2.2 million by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to expand the educational, training and research efforts of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism over the next five years.
Professionals and managers who work reduced hours can still keep their careers on track and see their salaries grow, a study by McGill University and Michigan State University has found.
In a recently published paper, a physician argued that doctors who spend time listening to the spiels of pharmaceutical representatives may be, at best, wasting their valuable time, or, at worst, jeopardizing the health and safety of their patients.
As President George W. Bush prepares to take his oath of office, a new study delves into why his recent re-election brought record numbers of college students to the polls. A recent online survey of MSU students, faculty and staff found that most students voted in the recent election.
The discovery of a new compound by Michigan State University researchers could lead to improved chemotherapy treatments for different types of cancers "“ potentially with fewer side effects.
A national commission led by Michigan State University President Peter McPherson formed to advise Congress on study abroad issues will hold its first meeting. Members of the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program Commission will discuss how to expand study abroad opportunities and access for U.S. universities and colleges.
A discovery unveils the chemical secret that gives old bees the authority to keep young bees home babysitting instead of going out on the town. A hard-to-detect pheromone explains a phenomenon that somehow older forager bees exert influence over the younger nurse bees in a hive, keeping them grounded until they are more mature.
It's safe to shop online this holiday season, but consumers would do well to follow these tips from Judith Collins, a Michigan State University expert on identity theft.
We all want to know the end of the story, Chilean author Isabel Allende tells us, but life is a never-ending tale. Her melodious voice can be heard sharing this and other thoughts in a new online compilation of audio recordings of prominent visitors to the Michigan State University campus.
The Michigan State University College of Law American Indian Law Program will hold its inaugural indigenous law conference, "Tribal Constitutional Issues in the Self-determination Era," Friday, Oct. 29.
Research at Michigan State University found that a new test that provides a quick and easy method for determining the presence of group B streptococcus, or GBS, in pregnant women is effective more than 90 percent of the time.
Michigan State University President Peter McPherson will lead a commission created by federal law that will make recommendations to expand study abroad for U.S. universities and colleges, including study abroad fellowships.
It was 150 years ago this September that a London physician named John Snow urged officials in his city to shut down a well-used water pump in the heart of the Soho district, a move that may have helped to hasten the end of a deadly cholera epidemic that had killed hundreds of people.
Michigan State University College of Law is launching the most comprehensive American Indian Law Program in the Midwest.
Presidential candidates are crisscrossing the nation, but youths aren't on the map in the route to the White House. Experts weigh in on this and other election-related topics.
The overwhelming majority of news sources cited by capital city newspapers covering the most recent races for open governorships were male, Michigan State University researchers have found.
Domestic Central Asian online media are unable to report about controversial religion issues because of sparse resources and governmental, cultural and self-imposed restraints.
New ways to study the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural African families shows that conventional wisdom isn't necessarily wise, and points to better ways to help those struggling in the wake of death.
In finding an answer to "perhaps the greatest unsolved ecological riddle," evolutionists propose that diversity is a testament to there being more than one way to make a living. The riddle: Why are some habitats loaded with many more species than others? The answer: Nature and evolution respect that there's more than one way of doing things.
Stopping to smell the roses may be laudable, but more people need to be picking, preserving and cataloging them.
Teachers would rather work close to home and in schools like the ones they attended as students, a report commissioned by the university's Education Policy Center and released today has found.
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