http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Michigan State University At least among mice, females have innate protection from certain digestive conditions, according to a new Michigan State University study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-females-fend-gut-diseases.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:07:57 EST news290171268 Remember Mom's advice about washing your hands thoroughly after using the restroom? Apparently not. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-percent-correctly.html Health Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:54:37 EST news290083084 Turns out, that old "practice makes perfect" adage may be overblown. New research led by Michigan State University's Zach Hambrick finds that a copious amount of practice is not enough to explain why people differ in level of skill in two widely studied activities, chess and music. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-practice-makes-perfect-not-so.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 May 2013 17:31:35 EST news288289888 Men who experience high levels of sexual harassment are much more likely than women to induce vomiting and take laxatives and diuretics in an attempt to control their weight, according to a surprising finding by Michigan State University researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-link-sexual-purgingin-men.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 09 May 2013 09:41:37 EST news287311290 Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much more life-threatening form of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-malaria-tool-kids-greatest.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 08 May 2013 14:58:28 EST news287243897 Female rats are much more likely to binge eat than male rats, according to new research that provides some of the strongest evidence yet that biology plays a role in eating disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-biology-binge.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 01 May 2013 10:33:42 EST news286623216 Federally funded safety-net clinics for the uninsured lag behind other health care providers in controlling blood pressure among the low-income patients who rely on them for care, a new Michigan State University analysis suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-blood-pressure-safety-net-clinics.html Health Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:31:38 EST news285427892 A simple in-home training program for caregivers can give children of AIDS patients a better shot at prosperity by improving their early-childhood development, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-kids-aids-patients-leg.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:10:53 EST news284825445 Researchers have discovered that using two kinds of therapy in tandem may be a knockout combo against inherited disorders that cause blindness. While their study focused on man's best friend, the treatment could help restore vision in people, too. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-one-two-key.html Ophthalmology Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:38:51 EST news284719124 Stronger protections are needed to prevent people with HIV from also becoming infected with hepatitis, researchers argue in a new study led by Michigan State University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-hiv-hepatitis-safeguards.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:16:17 EST news283605369 a disease overshadowed by the war and drought it tends to accompany – goes beyond its devastating physical effects to impair children's memory, problem solving and other cognitive functions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-urgency-bound-legs-disease.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:45:31 EST news283398319 Scientists have discovered a molecular process in the brain triggered by cocaine use that could provide a target for treatments to prevent or reverse addiction to the drug. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-discovery-yield-treatment-cocaine-addicts.html Neuroscience Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:49:19 EST news282566950 Peer support groups show promise for combating the debilitating stigma that surrounds epilepsy in much of the developing world, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University medical student. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-peer-epilepsy.html Neuroscience Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:12:30 EST news282219142 Selling a kidney or part of one's liver to pay off loans is becoming increasingly common in Bangladesh, where desperate villagers are being exploited by human organ traffickers, a Michigan State University researcher has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-sold-kidney-repay-loans.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:23:55 EST news281885028 A new report from Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Community Health raises significant concerns about the federal government's system for tracking work-related injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-federal-figures-work-related-amputations.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:48:27 EST news281882897