http://www.AlumniUnit.com News & Happenings for HBCU Alumni & Friends...The Nation's Largest Consortium of HBCU Alumni Social Networks & Blog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:14:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/26/african-ancestry-and-breast-cancer-linked/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/26/african-ancestry-and-breast-cancer-linked/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:59:35 +0000 AlumniUnit http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5851 A new study finds that African ancestry is linked to a more aggressive type of cancer that is more deadly. Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor found that, among women with breast cancer, 82 percent of African women had the breast cancer called "triple ne... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/26/african-ancestry-and-breast-cancer-linked/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/howard-u-study-using-cell-phones-for-health/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/howard-u-study-using-cell-phones-for-health/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:15:03 +0000 Associated Press http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5755 What if my blood sugar's too high today? Is it time for my blood pressure pill? With nagging text messages or more customized two-way interactions, researchers are trying to harness the power of cell phones to help fight chronic diseases. "I call it medical minutes," says Dr. Richard Katz of Georg... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/howard-u-study-using-cell-phones-for-health/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/certain-genes-linked-to-kidney-disease-in-african-americans/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/certain-genes-linked-to-kidney-disease-in-african-americans/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:26 +0000 AlumniUnit http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5747 A gene that appears to protect people from sleeping sickness in Africa also appears to make black Americans four times more likely to develop kidney disease, U.S. and Belgian researchers reported on Thursday. Their findings shed light on why U.S. blacks are far more likely than whites to suffer from... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/certain-genes-linked-to-kidney-disease-in-african-americans/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/meac-needs-your-help-selecting-the-40th-anniversary-football-team/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/meac-needs-your-help-selecting-the-40th-anniversary-football-team/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:07 +0000 AlumniUnit http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5739 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is seeking input for its 40th Anniversary Football Team. The team will consist of 40 former student-athletes who have competed in the MEAC and were selected to the All-MEAC First Team at least once during their collegiate career. The conference has provided a list of... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/19/meac-needs-your-help-selecting-the-40th-anniversary-football-team/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/12/inventor-may-have-the-cure-for-oil-use/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/12/inventor-may-have-the-cure-for-oil-use/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:51:36 +0000 AU http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5708 The visuals of oil ruining the Southeast Gulf has people thinking more seriously about alternative energy. Inventor and scientist Lonnie Johnson has made it his life's mission to wean America off big oil. Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/12/inventor-may-have-the-cure-for-oil-use/feed/ 0 http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/12/university-of-texas-may-change-dorm-name-that-honors-klansman/ http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/12/university-of-texas-may-change-dorm-name-that-honors-klansman/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:21 +0000 Associated Press http://www.AlumniUnit.com/?p=5684 A University of Texas at Austin student dormitory named after a man prominent in the Ku Klux Klan in the 1800s may soon have its name changed, university officials... Read more...]]> http://www.AlumniUnit.com/2010/07/12/university-of-texas-may-change-dorm-name-that-honors-klansman/feed/ 0