A convenient aggregation of breakthrough discoveries and research headlines from all CIC member universities.
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May 11, 2012
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Drawing on powerful computational tools and a state-of-the-art scanning transmission electron microscope, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Iowa State University materials science and engineering researchers has discovered a new nanometer-scale atomic structure in solid metallic materials known as metallic glasses.
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more about: In metallic glasses, researchers find a few new atomic structures
Contact:
Renee Meiller,
608-262-2481,
meiller@engr.wisc.edu
May 9, 2012
Michigan State University
For his work on developing new treatments for tuberculosis, a Michigan State University researcher has been named a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Robert Abramovitch of MSU’s Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is using a synthetic biosensor that glows green in response to conditions that mimic human tuberculosis infection. He will screen for compounds that target chronic TB infection and may help shorten therapy or treat multidrug-resistant TB, which does not respond well to existing antibiotics.
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more about: Biosensor illuminates compounds to aid fight against TB
Contact:
Jason Cody,
517-432-0924,
codyja@msu.edu
May 8, 2012
Michigan State University
New research out of Michigan State University reveals female athletes and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings that call for physicians and athletic trainers to take sex and age into account when dealing with the injury.
The study, led by Tracey Covassin of MSU’s Department of Kinesiology, found females performed worse than males on visual memory tests and reported more symptoms postconcussion.
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more about: Female and younger athletes take longer to overcome concussions
Contact:
Jason Cody,
517-432-0924,
codyja@msu.edu
May 7, 2012
Pennsylvania State University
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Biodiversity hot spots -- the world's biologically richest and most threatened locations on Earth -- and high biodiversity wilderness areas -- biologically rich but less threatened -- are some of the most linguistically diverse regions on our planet, according to a team of conservationists.
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more about: Endangered species, languages linked at high biodiversity regions
Contact:
A'ndrea Elyse Messr,
814-865-9481,
aem1@psu.edu
May 7, 2012
Michigan State University
The peak risk for misusing prescription pain relievers occurs in mid-adolescence, specifically about 16 years old and earlier than many experts thought, according to a new study by Michigan State University researchers.
The results, based on recent nationwide surveys of nearly 120,000 U.S. adolescents, suggest prevention programs may need to be introduced earlier, in childhood and early adolescence, said James C. Anthony of MSU’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
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more about: Peak risk about 16 years old for teens misusing prescription drugs
Contact:
Jason Cody,
517-432-0924,
codyja@msu.edu
May 4, 2012
University of Wisconsin-Madison
A new analysis of hundreds of existing research studies shows that lesbians, gays and bisexuals experience high rates of victimization. Janet Hyde, a professor of psychology and women's studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says, "Lesbians, gays and bisexuals, or LGBs, have received significantly more threats than straights, and significantly more physical assault."
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more about: Study finds high rate of victimization among gays, lesbians and bisexuals
Contact:
David Tenenbaum,
608-265-8549,
djtenenb@wisc.edu
May 2, 2012
University of Wisconsin-Madison
After a marathon debate over a pair of studies that show how the avian H5N1 influenza virus could become transmissible in mammals, and an unprecedented recommendation by a government review panel to block publication, one of the studies was finally and fully published today (May 3, 2012) in the journal Nature.
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more about: After epic debate, avian flu research sees light of day
Contact:
Jill Sakai,
608-262-9772,
jas
May 2, 2012
University of Wisconsin-Madison
An international team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Juan J. de Pablo reports the results of a computational study that shows liquid crystals, manipulated at the smallest scale, can unexpectedly induce the molecules they interact with to self-organize in ways that could lead to entirely new classes of materials with new properties.
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more about: At smallest scale, liquid crystal behavior portends new materials
Contact:
Terry Devitt,
608-262-8282,
trdevitt@wisc.edu
May 1, 2012
Michigan State University
Michigan State University researchers, with the help of a groundbreaking medical device, are starting a clinical trial in Africa they hope will provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of children who survive cerebral malaria but are left stricken with epilepsy or other neurologic disorders.
The impact of those disorders via loss of human potential and lack of societal contribution is immeasurable, said Gretchen Birbeck, a professor of neurology and ophthalmology in the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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more about: Clinical trial could reverse scourge of cerebral malaria for survivors
Contact:
Jason Cody,
517-432-0924,
codyja@msu.edu
April 30, 2012
Michigan State University
Two Michigan State University researchers have invented a protein purifier that could help pharmaceutical companies save time and money. The details of the invention, which appear in a recent issue of the journal Langmuir, demonstrate that MSU chemists Merlin Bruening and Greg Baker’s high-performance membranes are highly suitable for protein purification, a crucial step in the development of some new drugs.
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more about: MSU invention could help pharmaceutical industry save money
Contact:
Layne Cameron,
517-353-8819,
layne.cameron@ur.msu.edu
April 27, 2012
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
All consumers are not the same. Neither are all agricultural producers. Yet ag policy analysis typically has assumed they are, which can result in ineffective or inefficient policies. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is leading a new research effort to change that approach.
UNL received a two-year $766,166 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish a new policy research group within its Center for Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization.
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more about: New agricultural policy research center proposed at Nebraska
Contact:
Dan Moser,
402-472-3007,
dmoser3@unl.edu
April 25, 2012
Northwestern University
Lefties (only 10 percent of the general population) have always been a bit of a puzzle. Northwestern University researchers have developed a mathematical model that shows the low percentage of lefties is a result of the balance between cooperation and competition in human evolution. They are the first to use real-world data (from competitive sports, including baseball, boxing and hockey) to test and confirm the hypothesis that social behavior is related to population-level handedness.
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more about: Shedding Light on Southpaws
Contact:
Megan Fellman,
847-491-3115,
fellman@northwestern.edu
April 24, 2012
Pennsylvania State University
HERSHEY, Pa. -- A history of binge eating -- consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time -- may make an individual more likely to show other addiction-like behaviors, including substance abuse, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. In the short term, this finding may shed light on the factors that promote substance abuse, addiction, and relapse. In the long term, may help clinicians treat individuals suffering from this devastating disease.
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more about: Binge eating may lead to addiction-like behaviors
Contact:
Matthew Solovey,
717-531-8606,
msolovey@hmc.psu.edu
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