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October 30, 2015
Local leaders worry about retiree health care benefits
Health care benefits for retirees of Michigan’s local governmental units are presenting significant fiscal challenges, and more than half of local officials surveyed indicate they are concerned they won’t be able to fulfill their obligations.
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October 30, 2015
Prescription pain relievers place teens at risk for future drug misuse
High school students who legitimately use an opioid prescription are one-third more likely to abuse the drug by age 23 than those with no history of the prescription, according to a new University of Michigan study.
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October 30, 2015
Neuromonitoring graduates help surgeons perform safer operations
Joshua Mergos is the director of the Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Program at the University of Michigan, which recently became the only accredited IONM program in the world. The program, one of only three in the U.S., is a partnership between the U-M Health System Neurology Department and the School of Kinesiology.
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October 30, 2015
Obituary: Marcel Muller
Marcel Nicolas Muller, 89, professor emeritus of French, died at his home in Ann Arbor on Oct. 14. A world-renowned specialist in the works of Marcel Proust, Muller was a member of the Michigan faculty from 1966 until his retirement in 1995.
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October 30, 2015
Discovery of planet companions sheds new light on planet formation
For the past 20 years, astronomers peered into the night sky, puzzled about a type of planet called hot Jupiters.
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October 30, 2015
Diabetes increases chance of surgical infection
Diabetics are at greater risk of surgical site infection following most types of surgery, researchers at the University of Michigan have found.
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October 30, 2015
Democracy provides more electricity to world citizens
Across the developing world, people living in democratic countries are more likely to have electricity than those in autocracies, a University of Michigan researcher says.
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October 30, 2015
Telescopes capture black hole destroying star
A black hole tore apart a star that got too close and a trio of orbiting X-ray telescopes captured the action. This closest “tidal disruption” discovered in a decade is giving astronomers new insights into the extreme environment around black holes, and how they swallow stars.
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October 30, 2015
Could a drug engineered from bananas fight many deadly viruses?
A banana a day may not keep the doctor away, but a substance originally found in bananas and carefully edited by scientists could someday fight off a wide range of viruses, new research suggests.
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October 30, 2015
Adult children with problems: How they affect parents’ well-being
When adult children aren’t doing well, it can have a big effect on parents’ lives. Now, a University of Michigan study provides details about exactly how parents are affected.
