New Diagnostic Blood Test Helps Rule Out Need for CT Scans in Patients with Possible Traumatic Brain Injuries

Research conducted at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has helped confirm the effectiveness of a blood biomarker that can indicate if patients with a head injury can avoid a costly CT scan because the blood test results indicate no...
25-Jul-2018 3:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

$1.54 Million NIH Grant to Wayne State to Identify Ways to Improve Cardiac Function in Heart Failure

With the help of a $1.54 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, a research team from Wayne State University will establish a targeted approach to sustain cardiac function during an...
17-Jul-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Wayne State researchers examine the role of glutamate in aging cognitive diseases

A research team at Wayne State University hopes to give clinicians tools for identifying the early signs of impending disease by measuring subtle deviations in the way the brain modulates its chemistry during the formation of new memories. Their...
8-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Wayne State professor receives NSF CAREER award for vaccine adjuvant research

Haipeng Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical engineering at Wayne State University, received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to fund his research on vaccine adjuvants that can improve the...
4-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Wayne State College of Nursing receives $2.6M HRSA grant to expand BSN training in Detroit

The need for nurses who practice on community-based primary care and public health teams is growing. As health care moves from hospital settings to the community, these teams will need RNs working to the full scope of their license, particularly in...
29-May-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Wayne State Professor Earns NSF CAREER Award to Improve Wireless Wearable Biosensors

ai-Yen Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Wayne State University’s College of Engineering, recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, the...
20-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Wayne State Political Science Professor Receives NSF Funding to Explore Constraints on Policy Learning After Disasters

With the help of a $55,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Kristin O’Donovan, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University, will explore the limits on policy...
19-Apr-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Wayne State University Searches for New Directions to Treat Barth Syndrome

The Barth Syndrome Foundation recently announced awardees from its 2017 grant cycle. Miriam Greenberg, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State University and a resident of Ann Arbor,...
28-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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