Protomatic News

Millions of Americans struggling with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are one step closer to a cure with the release of the first National Psoriasis Victor Henschel BioBank DNA samples for use in research at the University of Michigan Health System – research that hopes to uncover the unknowns about the genetics of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. [...]

They say money can’t buy happiness. They’re wrong. At least up to a point. People’s emotional well-being – happiness – increases along with their income up to about $75,000, researchers report in Tuesday’s edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. For folks making less than that, said Angus Deaton, an economist at the [...]

A man whose boat capsized in Lake Huron early Monday was rescued after holding onto a floating cooler for nearly four hours. The U.S. Coast Guard says a boat crew from Alpena rescued the man who was in 60-degree water without a life jacket. His boat capsized near Stoneport. Another man who was on the [...]

WWJ’s Pat Vitale says video games can help elementary school kids learn math.

In these difficult and changing economic times, the AFL CIO is actively trying to recruit new members.

A Michigan construction workers union has endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder. The 18,000-member Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights announced its endorsement of Snyder on Monday. Snyder faces Democrat Virg Bernero in the Nov. 2 election. Bernero has been backed by several major unions, including the United Auto Workers and the Michigan Education [...]

Fox2 Deena Centofanti says  being paper thin but not staying active  could be a health risk.

Authorities say a small airplane has crashed on a street in a residential neighborhood south of Las Vegas, killing one person and critically injuring three others. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sgt. John Sheahan says two males and two females were aboard the single-engine Piper Cherokee when it crashed on Clover Field Court early Monday. No [...]

Signs are posted around Royal Oak and Birmingham as police and family members search for an elderly man who’s been missing since Friday morning. Police say 85-year old Norris Lee was last seen at the Community House in downtown Birmingham when his wife dropped him off for a meeting around 10:30 a.m. Lee has Alzheimer’s [...]

Rich Rodriguez didn’t have to keep mum when asked which quarterback will start Michigan’s second game. Denard Robinson made the decision very easy. “He’s earned the start, for sure,” the coach said Monday. “He played well Saturday and got everyone excited.” The sophomore started Saturday’s opener against visiting Connecticut and rushed for 197 yards – [...]