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MSU researcher seeking to improve treatments for autoimmune diseases

AgBioResearch

EAST LANSING, Mich. — According to the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, as many as 50 million Americans may be living with an autoimmune disorder. Many of these remain undiagnosed and, without intervention, can worsen over time. Given current treatment options, however, even those being actively managed can be met with complications. Autoimmune diseases can affect …


2025 MSU Innovation of The Year-Sit Sense: Tackling the Scourge of Pressure Sores for Hospital Patients  

As life expectancy continues to rise, the healthcare industry faces new challenges. A growing number of aging patients with limited mobility, coupled with ongoing staffing shortages—from nurses to home health aides—increases the risk of preventable injuries and illnesses, including pressure sores. Pressure sores, also known as bedsores, form when individuals remain in the same position …



Study raises the possibility of a country without butterflies

MSU Today

Butterflies are disappearing in the United States. All kinds of them. With a speed scientists call alarming. A sweeping new study published in the journal Science tallies, for the first time, butterfly data from more than 76,000 surveys across the continental United States. The results: From 2000 to 2020, the total butterfly abundance fell by 22% across …


Did you know Spartans helped shape these world-changing discoveries?

MSU Today

Spartans are natural innovators. They push the limits of discovery and create solutions that benefit all of us. In fact, Michigan State University is ranked in the top 50 of the National Academy of Inventors’ list of top U.S. universities granted utility patents and has been a top 100 university globally for 11 consecutive years. …


MSU Research Foundation Professor Elena Litchman Investigates Impact of Climate Change on Gut Health

Michigan State University Research Foundation

From heat-related illnesses to the geographic expansion of infectious diseases, the effects of climate change on human health are complex. And indeed, dimensions of this interaction, such as the impact of climate change on gut health, remain overlooked. Emerging research shows this global phenomenon may make you sick to your stomach — literally. Author Elena …


2025 MSU Tech Transfer Achievement Award-Bruno Basso’s Crop Yield Modeling System

As climate change continues to challenge agriculture with extreme weather events and prolonged droughts, and consumers demand more sustainable food options, farmers are increasingly seeking data-driven solutions to produce sustainable food production while making profit and reducing environmental impact. While agriculture feeds the world, it still impacts water quality and contributes approximately 10% of global …



MSU College of Human Medicine recruits molecular epidemiologist Allison Kuipers to study cardiovascular diseases alongside physicians

College of Human Medicine

Leaving a promising tenure-track position at the University of Pittsburgh to join the College of Human Medicine “was a huge leap of faith,” Allison Kuipers said. She has no regrets. “I’m excited to be here,” Kuipers, PhD, an associate professor with joint appointments in the departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, said six weeks …


Michigan Technological University joins Michigan’s University Research Corridor

MSU Today

The University Research Corridor, a driving force for innovation and economic growth in the state and Great Lakes region, is expanding to include Michigan Technological University, our state’s newest R1 designated university. Joining Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, MTU’s inclusion marks the first addition to the URC since its formation in …


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