Michigan State University

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Turning down the hormone dial could improve IVF live birth rates

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Michigan State University are studying ovarian stimulation protocols in cattle and in vitro fertilization in humans simultaneously. The team found the standard practice of using ...

Oncology & Cancer

Immunotherapy to shrink treatment-resistant cancer tumors

Advancements in cancer research and treatment have resulted in great improvements in survival rates—today, there are almost 17 million people in the United States alone who have survived their diagnosis because of the physicians ...

Medical research

Working to stop the spread of breast cancer

Michigan State researchers are revealing the molecular workings of how a certain form of metastatic breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body. In doing so, they're creating new opportunities to spot and contain what ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Which masks protect against omicron?

As we begin to learn more about the omicron variant, there are concerns regarding the best ways to stay safe against this new threat. Peter Gulick, a professor of medicine at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic ...

Neuroscience

Revealing the logic of the body's 'second brain'

Researchers at Michigan State University have made a surprising discovery about the human gut's enteric nervous system that itself is filled with surprising facts. For starters, there's the fact that this "second brain" exists ...

Cardiology

Using a mini heart model to develop new therapies

The Michigan State University researchers who created the first miniature human heart model with primary heart cell types, vascular tissue and a functioning structure of chambers have taken another step forward: developing ...

Immunology

Following your gut: The remarkable role of intestinal cells

Food is essential for life—a daily source of calories and comfort. But for the more than 3 million adults in the United States that suffer from Inflammatory Bowel Disease, or IBD, it is also a daily source of pain and discomfort.

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