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Social Network Use Reflects East-West Disparity

By Guest PostFebruary 12, 2013Culture, Technologyamerica, China, chinese citizens, chinese culture, collective good mentality, computers, Facebook, human behavior, jin liang wang, linda jackson, me first culture, michigan state university, qzone, renren, social creatures, social isolation, social network sites, Social networking sites, southwest university, Technology, Twitter, united states, us citizens

The stark contrast between America’s “me-first” culture and the “collective-good” mentality in China is reflected in the two countries’ use of social networking sites, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University scholar.

U.S. citizens spend more time on the networking sites, consider them to be more important and have more “friends” on the sites, the research found. The most popular social networking site in the United States is Facebook; in China, two of the most popular sites are RenRen and Qzone. (more…)

Where Cultural Traditions Meet Cutting-Edge Care

By Guest PostFebruary 9, 2013Culture, General, Healthamerican indian communities, band, band of ottawa, chippewa indians, college, core curriculum, cultural traditions, cutting edge care, emily proctor, flint, grand rapids, grand traverse, human medicine, little traverse bay, lynn swan, marquette, medical research, michigan state university, msu extension, northern michigan, odawa indians, pharmacists, relationship, social workers, traverse city, tribal community, tribal elders, tribal liaison, tribal police, tribe

American Indian communities in northern Michigan are improving health care for tribal elders with help from a Michigan State University program that blends their cultural traditions with the latest medical research.

It’s part of the Geriatric Education Center of Michigan, a federally funded, MSU-led consortium of universities, hospitals and government agencies established in 1987 to train health professionals and others to deliver better care to older adults, particularly in underserved communities. (more…)

Safeguards Needed for Tissue Donors

By Guest PostFebruary 1, 2013Healthcloning, controversial issues, data in biobanks, data management systems, data sets, donations, donors to biobanks, ethicist, hastings center report, health information, human tissue samples, medical records, michigan state university, negative racial stereotypes, research projects, tissue sample, tom tomlinson, treatments for diseases

Donors to biobanks – vast collections of human tissue samples that scientists hope will lead to new treatments for diseases – have a right to basic information about how their donations may be used, a Michigan State University ethicist argues in a new paper.

The idea behind biobanks is that a repository with hundreds of thousands of samples, each linked to medical records and other health information, can yield discoveries smaller data sets can’t match. Once samples are collected, researchers in many fields can use the data repeatedly. (more…)

Vocabulary Instruction Failing U.S. Students

By Guest PostJanuary 29, 2013Educationbennett woods, elementary school in okemos, elementary school journal, hysterical, kindergarten classrooms, low reading comprehension, low vocabulary scores, meaning of words, michigan state university, naep test, students, susan neuman, tanya wright, vocabulary instruction, vocabulary words

Vocabulary instruction in the early years is not challenging enough to prepare students for long-term reading comprehension, argues a study led by a Michigan State University education researcher.

The study, which appears in Elementary School Journal, analyzed commonly used reading curricula in U.S. kindergarten classrooms. It found that, generally, the programs do not teach enough vocabulary words; the words aren’t challenging enough; and not enough focus is given to make sure students understand the meaning of the words. (more…)

Robofish Grace Glides with the Greatest of Ease

By Guest PostJanuary 15, 2013Science, Technologyability to glide, array of sensors, atlantic ocean, battery, computer engineering, energy, environments, feitian zhang, flapping of tail, gliding robot ace, gps, grace, high tech, integration, jianxun wang, kalamazooriver, measure, michigan state university, quality, real world environment, robotic fish, sync, travel autonomously, water quality sensors, water temperature, xiaobo tan

A high-tech robotic fish hatched at Michigan State University has a new look. A new skill. And a new name.

MSU scientists have made a number of improvements on the fish, including the ability to glide long distances, which is the most important change to date. The fish now has the ability to glide through the water practically indefinitely, using little to no energy, while gathering valuable data that can aid in the cleaning of our lakes and rivers. (more…)

Helping Patients Navigate New Cancer Drugs

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As cancer treatment in pill form transforms how care is delivered, a new Michigan State University study underscores the challenges patients face in administering their own chemotherapy outside the supervised environment of a cancer clinic.

Chemotherapy pills can target specific cancers better than some traditional intravenous drugs, said Sandra Spoelstra, the MSU assistant professor of nursing who led the study. But they also can be difficult for patients to take. (more…)

MSU Professor Provides ‘Social Class for Dummies’

By Guest PostDecember 31, 2012Economyacademic achievement, african americans, college of education, federal poverty level, higher income whites, lower income, matthew diemer, michigan state university, middle class, msu, psychological research, racial achievement gap, scholar, social class, socioeconomic factor, unemployment, unequal society, working class

Matthew Diemer, associate professor in MSU’s College of Education, talks about his paper “Practices in Conceptualizing and Measuring Social Class in Psychological Research.”

Social class has been linked to health, college attainment and other important outcomes, but the best ways to define and measure social class are still unclear to many, a Michigan State University scholar argues. (more…)

Chronic Worriers at Higher Risk for PTSD

By Guest PostDecember 24, 2012Healthanalyzing data, catastrophe, chronic anxiety, habitually anxious, michigan state university, naomi breslau, neuroticism, neuroticism scale, post traumatic, psychiatric experts, ptsd, retrospective study, risk, risk factor, stress disorder, trait, traumatic events, worry constantly

People who worry constantly are at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new Michigan State University research published in the journal Psychological Medicine.

Many people experience traumatic events such as the death of a loved one, being assaulted or witnessing violence, but only a small minority develop PTSD, said study author Naomi Breslau, a professor of epidemiology at MSU. (more…)

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