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Children's Center of Wayne County hosts annual Power of Possibilities Breakfast fundraiser

The Children's Center of Wayne County hosted its ninth annual Power of Possibilities Breakfast fundraiser, themed "Children Are the Heroes!" More than 500 community and business leaders gathered at Detroit's Westin Book Cadillac for the event presen...

The Children's Center of Wayne County exceeds fundraising goal for Power of Possibilities Breakfast 2012

DETROIT, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Children's Center of Wayne County (TCC) hosted its annual Power of Possibilities Breakfast fundraiser celebrating 83 years of experience providing behavioral health and child welfare services to 7,000 children and families residing in southeastern Michigan. Ford Motor Company returned as the Presenting Sponsor of the event which raised over...

Michigan State University, DWCHA receive teaching health center grant from HRSA

The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority (Health Authority) and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSU) have been funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish a teaching health center in Wayn...

Dynamic Rehabilitation Looking To Hit Home Run for The Children's Center (of Wayne County)

TROY, Mich., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dynamic Rehabilitation is hoping this will be a summer of home runs through a charitable fund-raising drive for the The Children's Center (of Wayne County). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090423/CCWCLOGO) Launching on June 19 and running through September 2, Dynamic Rehabilitation, led by President, Jeff Wayne, will be donat...

Children's Center Announces Results from Power of Possibilities Breakfast

DETROIT, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Children's Center of Wayne County hosted its ninth annual Power of Possibilities Breakfast fundraiser, themed "Children Are the Heroes!"  More than 500 community and business leaders gathered at Detroit's Westin Book Cadillac for the event presented by Ford Motor Company.  Event proceeds exceeded $390,000 including a $90,000 chall...

Wayne State researcher finds possible clue to children's early antisocial behavior

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Both nature and nurture appear to be significant factors in early antisocial behaviors of adopted children, a Wayne State University researcher believes.Christopher Trentacosta, Ph....

Wayne State receives $2.8 million grant from US Administration for Children and Families

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Michigan residents with disabilities, along with their families, can look forward to five more years of service from the Developmental Disabilities Institute at Wayne State Universi...

Wayne State develops better understanding of memory retrieval between children and adults

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Neuroscientists from Wayne State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are taking a deeper look into how the brain mechanisms for memory retrieval differ between...

Wayne State study shows airborne dust in urban areas impacts lead levels in children

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A team of researchers led by Shawn P. McElmurry, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in Wayne State University's College of Engineering, has confirmed that se...

Wayne State develops IT solution to help disabled make better wheelchair selections

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A Wayne State University researcher has introduced computer technology that makes it easier for people who need wheelchairs to select one that best suits their needs.

Long Island Counsilman Inaugurates New Laser Center

Roslyn/Albertson, Nassau County, NY (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 Legislator Wayne W. Wink of the 11th district officiated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 4th, 2012 for Advanced Dermatology PC and the Center for Laser & Cosmetic Surgery...

$7 Million to Mayo Clinic to Name Medical Simulation Center

Motivated by their commitment to better the Jacksonville community and improve the lives of its citizens, J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver have given $7 million to the new Multidisciplinary Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic in Florida. The center will...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan awards $600,000 to implement healthy living programming in 20 Michigan elementary schools

DETROIT, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report released by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says nearly 60 percent of Michigan residents could be obese by 2030 and health care costs could soar if the state doesn't start shedding pounds. The number of obese adults in Michigan expanded from 30.5 percent to 31.3 percent, making it the nation's fi...

Wayne State's new flexible electronics technology may lead to new medical uses

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A Wayne State University researcher has developed technology that opens new possibilities for health care and medical applications of electronic devices.

Wayne State University researcher seeks to understand link between obesity, flu severity

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) The recent H1N1 flu pandemic was found to be particularly dangerous to obese people, and a Wayne State University researcher is looking for clues as to why.

Wayne State researchers working to improve genetic analysis, disorder detection

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Wayne State University researchers are testing a way to determine the status of fetal chromosomes that could lead to healthier outcomes for mothers and their babies.

Study focuses on returning wounded soldiers to meaningful civilian lives

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Record numbers of soldiers are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with serious spinal cord injuries. Medical advancements can help heal their physical wounds, but little is known a...

Autism Center Is Set to Target Need

Children and adults with autism will begin arriving this month at a new autism center tucked into a 214-acre mental-health campus in Westchester County,

Wayne State part of international effort to understand chemical movement, processes in oceans

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) From the middle of the country, a Wayne State University researcher is working to advance understanding of the movement of chemical compounds through the world's oceans.

Wayne State University researcher examines protein's role in diabetic retinopathy

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A Wayne State University researcher believes a protein that fails to reach the nucleus of retinal cells may play a role in causing eye disease in people with diabetes.

Restaurant service linked to customer demographics, race, Wayne State research finds

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Restaurant servers are more likely to give better service to patron types they believe are more inclined to tip well, a Wayne State University researcher has found, a principle that...

Wayne State embarks on study to improve identification of women at high risk of stroke

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A team of Wayne State University School of Medicine physicians will seek to develop methods to better identify women at increased risk for stroke using a new type of professional ed...

Wayne State research team finds possible clue to progression of MS

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers, working with colleagues in Canada, have found that one or more substances produced by a type of immune cell in people with mul...

Nationally Recognized Autsim Treatment & Research Center to Open

In a first-of-its-kind public/private partnership, the William & Nancy Thompson Family Foundation (Thompson Family Foundation) and the Children and Families Commission of Orange County have provided $14.8 million to create The Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Southern California (The Center for Autism), which will bring a unique multidisciplinary focus on clinical care, ed...

Wayne State University to search for potential drug targets to treat Barth Syndrome

(Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research) A team of researchers at Wayne State University has received funding from the Barth Syndrome Foundation to test a novel hypothesis to find ways to restore the TCA cycle metabolites...