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April 30, 2024
“If you are diagnosed with A-fib at any age, but in particular at a younger age, you have been given a great opportunity to now say, ‘OK, what things can I do to help better manage my health and reduce the chance of having a problem later in life?’ I almost think of it like a wake-up call,” said Geoff Barnes, associate professor of cardiovascular medicine, on the rise of atrial fibrillation in people under 65.
The New York Times -
April 30, 2024
“Climate change is making pollen increase. It’s both increasing the magnitude of pollen, as well as the length and duration of the pollen season,” said Allison Steiner, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, who notes that severe thunderstorms can break up the pollen into “tinier particles (that) can get into your lungs and can trigger more respiratory distress.”
NBC News -
April 30, 2024
With tensions over the war in Gaza spilling into workplaces across America, companies are increasingly steering clear of divisive issues — and they expect their employees to do the same. “This is certainly a U-turn from a few years ago when activist employees seemed to be gaining the upper hand,” said Jerry Davis, professor of management and organizations and of sociology.
USA Today -
April 29, 2024
“If avian flu breaks out in humans, it could be a lot worse than COVID,” said Timothy Cernak, assistant professor of pharmacy and chemistry. “The good news is … we know a lot about how to make drugs and AI is really an awesome tool to accelerate that.” Aubree Gordon, professor of epidemiology, says while “the average American should not be overly concerned about their personal risk at this moment,” there ought to be scrutiny about whether U.S. public health agencies are doing enough to identify the true scope of avian influenza’s spread.
Detroit Free Press -
April 29, 2024
“They’re learning, they’re growing, they’re going to make mistakes. … They probably made a bad decision, but there are different ways you can handle it,” said U-M Police Chief Crystal James, whose focus is on teaching students, rather than arresting or ticketing them for an offense.
MLive -
April 29, 2024
“It’s easy to understand why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is so upset about the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban noncompete agreements. The problem for businesses is not that they will lose trade secrets or valuable investments in workers to competitors. It’s that they just lost bargaining power to workers — and that’s exactly what the FTC intended,” wrote Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics.
Bloomberg -
April 26, 2024
“They became sort of an enclave within the city; in the critical version, turned their back on the existing city and made a new city — something that’s been called interior urbanism,” said John McMorrough, professor of architecture, about megastructures like Detroit’s Renaissance Center, a city-within-a-city complex detached from its immediate surroundings.
Crain's Detroit Business -
April 26, 2024
A study of Germans born over seven decades found the older they get, the later they think old age begins. While the results may not apply everywhere, says Jacqui Smith, professor of psychology, “What this study is adding is that it’s comparing different people who were born at different times who’ve clearly gone through many different historical changes in their life.”
NBC News -
April 26, 2024
If their children don’t like what everyone else is eating, 3 in 5 parents will make something else for them, according to a Mott Children’s Hospital poll. “This is concerning because typically the alternative options are not as healthy as what is being offered as the family meal,” said poll co-director Susan Woolford, associate professor of pediatrics and of health behavior and health education.
CNN -
April 25, 2024
Dollars from family members who work in the U.S. are a powerful economic engine for communities in El Salvador, said Dean Yang, professor of public policy and economics: “When you receive remittances from overseas, you spend it somehow. And that spending goes to other households in the community, other small businesses.”
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