A joint study involving WSU School of Medicine and researchers in Sweden has found that cell phone usage for a substantial period of three hours or more immediately prior to bedtime disrupts sleep patterns.

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Researchers at WSU have discovered that lack of eyeblink response in eyeblink conditioning tests may help to identify children who have been prenatally exposed to alcohol - fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) - according to results published in the February 2008 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

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The HIV/AIDS pandemic scene in East Asia is largely dominated by China. While AIDS is not yet considered an epidemic in China, the infection rate has risen sharply in recent years, and the potential impact of a serious outbreak would be disastrous for both China and the world’s economy.

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Jason H. Mateika, Ph.D., of the Department of Physiology and Internal Medicine in the School of Medicine, was recently awarded $1.5 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. His grant, “Impact of Intermittent Hypoxia on Ventilatory Drive and Apnea Severity,” will investigate sleep apnea, a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep.

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A team of researchers from WSU’s College of Engineering, School of Medicine and the Kresge Eye Institute - Ligon Center, have been collaborating to discover and develop new nanodevices that will aid in the diagnosis and treatment of a number of neuroinflammatory diseases and infections that are currently difficult to target and treat.

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Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University announced a funding opportunity of $900,000 for a maximum period of three years for full-time faculty in the above-listed URC institutions, focused on new research leading to revolutionary but feasible outcomes in alternative energy. Funded projects to be considered will include research in materials (including nanomaterials), clean energy sources, transmission and storage that is environmentally safe, cost-effective, and secure, and energy policy.

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Community of Science is an online funding resource and faculty profile database available to all WSU faculty at no charge!

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The Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research is one of six research centers on minority aging funded by the National Institute on Aging. This center is jointly housed at the University of Michigan’s Program for Research on Black Americans, and Wayne State University’s Institute of Gerontology. One of the Center’s major goals is to identify and mentor investigators who are interested in conducting research on African American elders. Proposals are sought to fund pilot projects that can serve as a foundation for larger NIH-funded projects.

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The Institute for Manufacturing Research will fund approximately 10 GRAs for the academic year starting Fall term 2008. The focus for these GRA awards will be on materials science and engineering including synthesis, characterization and uses. Special emphasis will be given to projects involving nanomaterials or projects that have a high potential to obtain external support from industry or governmental sources.

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The Wayne State University/Henry Ford Health System Biostatistical, Study Design and Epidemiology Services have been launched as part of the WSU/HFHS combined initiative to secure a National Institute of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award.

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