Metro Detroit News on Today@Wayne Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:36:46 -0500 PHPSimpl http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/vote-for-dr-lorusso-for-researcher-of-the-year-award Patricia LoRusso, D.O., professor of Oncology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and director of the Eisenberg Center for Translational Therapeutics at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, is one of only six researchers who... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/may-11-golf-outing-to-benefit-studentrun-free-clinic The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Robert R. Frank Student-Run Free Clinic will hold a spring golf outing at Oak Ridge Golf Club in New Haven on May 11 to benefit the nonprofit clinic.The clinic provides primary and... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/future-docs-2013-opens-the-door-to-world-of-medicine-and-science-for-kids More than 400 children and their parents explored the world of medicine and science during Future Docs 2013 at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.Sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Alumni Association, the March 23 event saw... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/psychiatry-and-behavioral-neurosciences-moving-into-new-home-this-week The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences is moving into its new home on the medical campus this week.Just eight months after a ceremonial groundbreaking, the department is... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/student-wins-award-to-present-psychiatric-study-at-national-symposium Harinder Rai, a second-year medical student working in the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Division of Brain Research and Imaging Neuroscience, has won a highly competitive Trainee Travel Award to attend the annual Wisconsin... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/blogging-around-the-world-student-allen-kadado-in-ecuador Day One: Sunday, March 17 – Arriving in Guayaquil, EcuadorWhat an awesome day so far! Since this is the first post, I'll make sure that it's detailed.We arrived in Guayaquil around midnight. We immediately had to jump on a... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/dr-doreduffy-appointed-to-ms-societys-research-advisory-committee Paula Dore-Duffy, Ph.D., professor of Neurology for the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been appointed to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Research Programs Advisory Committee.The committee, a group of senior... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/-----------------26 Faculty, trainees and alumni of the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences gathered to celebrate the eighth annual Alumni Association Symposium and Research Day at the School of... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/class-of-2013-touts-985-percent-success-rate-on-national-residency-match-day At approximately 11:59 a.m. and 50 seconds today, nearly 300 senior medical students started the next chapter in their medical careers with a countdown fit for a NASA launch. What followed was a collectively raucous round of cheers, screams, hugs,... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/discovery-could-reverse-consequences-of-angelman-syndrome A longtime collaboration between a Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty member and researchers at two Ivy League colleges has led to a radical new discovery that offers hope for children living with Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/class-of-2015-medical-students-to-blog-from-medical-relief-trip-in-ecuador A group of Wayne State University School of Medicine second-year students will spend the week March 16-25 in Ecuador providing basic medical care to the medically underserved along the South American country’s Pacific coast. Follow along as... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/blogging-around-the-world-student-sarah-atkinson-in-peru Freshman medical student Sarah Atkinson traveled to southern Peru Feb. 23-March 3 on a medical relief mission with the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s World Health Student Organization. She planned to blog about the experience... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/wsu-doctor-performs-first-us-commercial-case-using-new-treatment-for-uterine-fibroids Jay Berman, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the Wayne State University School of Medicine, performed the first commercial procedure in the United States using the new Acessa™ technology for the... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/kids-kicking-cancer-names-dr-martin-bluth-national-medical-director Wayne State University School of Medicine Professor of Pathology Martin Bluth, M.D., Ph.D., has been named national medical director of Kids Kicking Cancer, a Detroit-based nonprofit that provides free martial arts training as a method of pain... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/wsu-researchers-vision-restoration-technology-now-closer-to-us-patent-approval The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance for a patent application to a biotechnology company licensed to develop technology to restore vision through the use of a component of green algae developed by a Wayne State... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/minority-premed-students-tour-clinical-skills-center Members of the Wayne State University chapter of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students recently toured the School of Medicine’s Kado Family Clinical Skills Center as part of the outreach and recruitment efforts coordinated by the... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/mdphd-student-david-bissigs-research-hints-at-new-treatments-for-agerelated-visual-decline Research led by a Wayne State University School of Medicine M.D./Ph.D. candidate is the first to document the effect of age on retinal calcium channels and declining vision. The findings hint at a new approach for developing treatment for... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/tickets-for-lampoon-2013-now-on-sale The Wayne State University School of Medicine Aesculapians student honor service group will poke fun at medical school, the faculty and themselves in the 2013 Lampoon, all while raising money for an organization that works to secure... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/blogging-around-the-world-student-amy-li-in-haiti-part-two This is part two of two. To read part one, click here. Day 10: Sunday, March 3 – Surpassing 1,000 patients! And so finally it arrives – our final day in Haiti. Our host at the Eucalyptus Guesthouse, Ernso, also doubles as a pastor, so... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/wsu-researcher-secures-nih-grant-to-study-inflammation-pathways-in-sarcoidosis A Wayne State University School of Medicine physician-researcher has secured a substantial grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the inflammatory regulation process involved in the lungs of those suffering from sarcoidosis.Lobelia... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/blogging-around-the-world-student-amy-li-in-haiti This is part one of two. To read part two, click here.Days Five-Seven: Feb. 26-28 – Taking a Step Back It has been a hectic few days. During this time, we opened up another clinic, had the chance to visit a Haitian medical school and had... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/youre-invited-world-health-student-organization-to-host-yearend-celebration-april-16 The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s World Health Student Organization is holding a special event to recognize the organization’s overseas medical relief work and raise money for future trips. All are invited to Impact... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/detroit-medical-orchestra-concert-benefits-street-medicine-detroit The Detroit Medical Orchestra will tackle two German composers during its March 10 concert.The 3 p.m. concert will feature Wagner’s overture from “Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg” and Brahms’ “Symphony No. 4.”The... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/wsupg-infertility-clinic-exceeds-national-average-for-successful-births The Wayne State University Physician Group’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility exceeds the national average success rate for in vitro fertilization and is among the top-rated clinics in Michigan, according to data... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/march-for-babies-planning-meeting-set-for-feb-28 Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the kickoff planning meeting Feb. 28 for the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s participation in the March of Dimes’ annual March for Babies.The meeting will run from noon to... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/medical-mission-relief-trips-underway-in-peru-haiti-and-panama Three groups of Wayne State University School of Medicine freshmen students are overseas during their winter break, providing basic medical care for hundreds of the medically underserved in Haiti, Peru and Panama. Follow along as members of the... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/physicians-students-celebrate-creativity-at-trends-with-friends-fashion-event Fashion, friendship and fun were the prognoses at the Wayne State University School of Medicine Office of Alumni Affairs’ first “Trends with Friends” special event, held Thursday at Neiman Marcus in Troy. More than 150 School... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/physiology-professor-wins-wsu-graduate-schools-2013-mentor-award Effective mentors require patience and the willingness to remember when they were students. That’s some, but not all, of the advice from William Beierwaltes, Ph.D., Wayne State University’s 2013 Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award in... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/national-association-recognizes-wsu-student-for-creating-community-cardiac-health-organization The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research will honor a Wayne State University School of Medicine student for her efforts to prevent heart disease in southeast Michigan.Courtney Moore, a third-year medical student, will receive the... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/wsu-neuroscientists-capture-brain-connectivity-in-human-fetuses Research could lead to new insight into the early origins of autism, ADHD and dyslexiaWayne State University School of Medicine researchers have shown for the first time that brain connectivity in human fetuses can be measured, which could... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500