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Groundbreaking Study Improves Children’s Health Across the Nation

Michigan State University leads a major NIH-funded study examining how environmental factors like pollution and nutrition affect child health, aiming to improve outcomes nationwide.
Emily Linnert
April 24, 2025
7
min read

MSUCOM Faculty Member Honored for Research Linking Gut Health and Stronger Bones

Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor Laura McCabe, Ph.D., has been named a 2024 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Lynn Waldsmith
April 22, 2025
5
min read

MSU Launches New Program for Michigan Undergrads Interested in Osteopathic Medicine

Michigan State University has introduced the Michigan Osteopathic Medical Scholars Program (MI-OMSP), a statewide Early Assurance Program designed to support Michigan undergraduates aspiring to become osteopathic physicians.
Terri Hughes-Lazzell
April 16, 2025
3
min read

Ask the Expert: Why the US Is Experiencing a Boomerang Effect in Formerly Rare Childhood Illnesses

Michigan State University pediatric infectious disease expert Rebecca Schein discusses the resurgence of preventable childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, and chickenpox, attributing the increase to declining vaccination rates and highlighting the challenges posed by these once-rare diseases.
Dalin Clark
April 14, 2025
7
min read

American Cancer Society Grant Fuels MSU Research in Colorectal, Breast and Cervical Cancer

Four dedicated researchers from Michigan State University have received grants totaling more than $3 million from the American Cancer Society, or ACS, to find new ways to prevent, detect, treat and help patients survive colorectal, breast and cervical cancer.
Jill Vondrasek
April 14, 2025
5
min read

MSU Research: School-Based Asthma Therapy Improves Student Health, Lowers Medical Costs

Michigan State University's study reveals that school-based asthma therapy significantly improves children's health by reducing emergency visits and hospitalizations, while also lowering medical costs by thousands per student annually.
Dalin Clark
April 10, 2025
6
min read

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