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October 18, 2010
1,000 Pitches business idea contest kicks off across campus
A sunscreen applicator for your back. An education-funding system more equitable than property taxes. A pillow alarm clock that’s harder to sleep through than the one on your nightstand. These were some of the first submissions to the third annual 1,000 Pitches idea contest, organized by students and designed to fuel entrepreneurship at the university. The contest ends Nov. 19.
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October 18, 2010
Vaccine, medication safety are parents’ top research priorities
Each year, hundreds of millions of public and private dollars are spent on medical research to improve the health of children — yet parents have little input regarding how those dollars should be spent. A poll released by the C.S. Mott Children’s National Poll on Children’s Health shows that nearly nine in 10 parents rank… -
October 18, 2010
U-M, Women’s Sports Foundation establish research policy center
After a rigorous, yearlong process to select an institutional research partner, the Women’s Sports Foundation has selected U-M to establish a joint research and policy center, the Women’s Sports, Health, Activity and Research and Policy Center.
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October 18, 2010
Tuberculosis protects itself against toxic agents sent to destroy it
Hear it How a protective protein presents a unique drug target > Tuberculosis fights off the toxic agents, acidity and oxidants that our immune system sends to destroy, which is why the maddeningly drug-resistant bacterium can survive in harsh conditions in our bodies for essentially as long as its human host lives, new research shows.… -
October 18, 2010
State of the University address coming up
The university community is invited to the annual State of the University address by President Mary Sue Coleman, 3-4:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Stern Auditorium, U-M Museum of Art. The president’s talk will be followed by a question-and-answer period and a reception. The address also will be streamed live on the U-M Gateway, www.umich.edu. -
October 18, 2010
CHRT report shows patterns of health practice vary across Michigan
A report released by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) on the use of health care services in Michigan shows a high degree of variation in the use of certain tests and procedures — including back surgery, Cesarean section, hysterectomy and angioplasty — among different regions throughout the state. The “Thumb”/Saginaw area had… -
October 18, 2010
Two from university elected to the Institute of Medicine
Two U-M faculty members have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, the health unit of the National Academy of Sciences. Elected to the IOM were: • Dr. Peter Polverini, dean and professor, School of Dentistry; professor of pathology, Medical School. • Dr. Diane Simeone, Lazar J. Greenfield Professor of Surgery, professor of surgery and… -
October 18, 2010
New method reduces graft-versus-host-disease after transplantation
U-M researchers have discovered a new method to prevent the immune-system attacks that often occur following bone marrow transplants. Bone marrow transplantation can cure patients with leukemia and other cancers even when the disease is resistant to other treatments. The success of this procedure relies on killing cancer cells by using immune cells from a… -
October 18, 2010
Great Lakes cities, resiliency to climate change discussed
City leaders throughout the Great Lakes region increasingly are concerned about how to adapt to climate change, and that was the topic of discussion at the Great Lakes Cities Climate Adaptation Integrated Assessment Scoping Meeting at U-M on Oct. 12. From left, George Heartwell, mayor of Grand Rapids; Lana Pollack of the International Joint Commission;… -
October 18, 2010
Diabetes hospitalizations for young women rise dramatically over decade
A study published in Journal of Women’s Health shows a rapid increase in the number of hospitalizations due to diabetes for young adults — particularly young women. Diabetes hospitalizations are up by 66 percent for all ages and sexes, but the number of diabetes hospitalizations among younger adults ages 30-39 more than doubled from 1993-2006.…
