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4 days ago | 
eu.hometownlife.com | Natalie Davies
Researchers at Michigan State University created an insect brain-based gas sensing platform to detect lung cancer cell lines. With more development, the technology could be used to detect cancer and other diseases earlier than current scans show it. Funding for the research comes from Michigan State University, the National Science Foundation, and the Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering.
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4 days ago | 
hometownlife.com | Natalie Davies
Grasshoppers can help detect cancer, MSU research findsShow Caption Hide Caption See little girl battling leukemia delighted to see brother againJennifer Clark of Katy, Texas, caught video of her son surprising his sister Abby in a hospital room after isolation due to treatment for leukemia. Researchers at Michigan State University created an insect brain-based gas sensing platform to detect lung cancer cell lines.
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5 days ago | 
freep.com | Natalie Davies
Home renovator Nicole Curtis is back home in Michigan working on a Detroit house for season nine of HGTV's "Rehab Addict."Curtis advocates for restoring old houses, not gutting and flipping them, she said. Curtis is known for renovating Detroit's Ransom Gillis House in 2015, but it is not her best work, she said. Curtis also brings her metro Detroit-based crew to renovate a house in Wyoming during season nine of Rehab Addict.
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5 days ago | 
freep.com | Natalie Davies
Southgate police responded to a call about a two-year-old girl not breathing at a pool party on Friday, June 20, evening. She was pronounced dead at Wyandotte Hospital. Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4, according to the CDC. About 4,000 people in the U.S. die from drowning each year. Michigan's Department of Natural Resources and Michigan Medicine share water safety tips, including never swim alone and designate adults to watch kids in water in shifts.
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6 days ago | 
freep.com | Natalie Davies
A 27-year-old Detroit woman pulled over by Michigan State Police for driving 103 mph was found shot in the foot, according to police. When a Detroit woman driving 103 miles per hour on eastbound Interstate 94 exited at Trumbull Avenue in Detroit and was stopped by state police, a trooper discovered she had been shot in the foot.
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6 days ago | 
freep.com | Natalie Davies
Signs of heatstroke in pets include excessive panting, vomiting, disorientation and drooling, according to the American Kennel Club and American Animal Hospital Association. Pet owners should keep their pets in air conditioning during hot days if possible. When not possible, shaded or the coolest area in a place is recommended. Cool and lukewarm water is recommended over ice cold water to avoid shrinking blood vessels and generating more internal heat, according to the American Kennel Club.
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1 week ago | 
freep.com | Natalie Davies
A GoFundMe dedicated to Maxwell Anderson from Macomb County is more than 75% of the way to its goal with more than $30,000 collected. Maxwell Anderson passed away Monday, June 16, after the Macomb County Sheriff's Office found him in the Clinton River. More than $30,000 has been raised through GoFundMe to support the family of Maxwell "Max" Anderson, a 2-year-old boy who died after he was found by the Macomb County Sheriff's Office on Monday, June 16 in the Clinton River.
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1 week ago | 
freep.com | Natalie Davies
Detroiters on Aug. 5 will select nominees for mayor, city council and the Board of Police Commissioners in a primary that will determine which candidates move on to the Nov. 5 general election. Early voting starts July 26. Are you registered? Check your registration status by entering your information on the Michigan Secretary of State's website. You can also go to your local clerk's office, which can be found by entering your address at mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index/#yourclerk.
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1 week ago | 
freep.com | Natalie Davies
Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge is expected to close for vehicles and pedestrians for up to two weeks starting Monday, June 23, at 7 a.m.Drivers will be rerouted via the Grosse Ile Toll Bridge and should plan for extra travel time. Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge will close to vehicles and pedestrians again beginning Monday, June 23, at 7 a.m.Phase two of its structural steel repairs is expected to last up to two weeks, depending on weather or unforeseen delays, according to Wayne County.
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1 week ago | 
freep.com | Natalie Davies
A two-year-old boy who was reported missing died after being found in the Clinton River by the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, June 16. Police were dispatched to a home on Manse Street in Harrison Township, where the toddler was last seen, after receiving a call from his family around 11 a.m., MCSO Public Information Officer Jennifer Putney said. Police found the todder around 11:29 a.m. and transported the him to the hospital.
