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March 12, 2024
Many people who stop taking weight-loss drugs meant for long-term use report a sharp rise in symptoms of obesity, including intrusive thoughts of food, raging hunger and decreased feelings of fullness when they eat. “These drugs are just a super-suppressor of these native signals. And we should expect that’s going to occur,” said Amy Rothberg, clinical professor of internal medicine and endocrinology.
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March 11, 2024
When winter is mild, mold spores in the ground may not properly freeze and the growing season for plants can start earlier — leading to a longer period of allergy symptoms, says Mariel Benjamin, clinical assistant professor of allergy and immunology: “With the warmer temperatures, we have seen higher levels of carbon dioxide and ozone pollution, which also can lead to increased asthma symptoms.”
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March 11, 2024
Daylight Saving Time “causes a misalignment between our internal clock and the external world around us. So, when there’s a mismatch between our body’s internal clock and the sun time, that causes a discrepancy and really affects the regulation of multiple biological processes,” said Anita Shelgikar, clinical professor of neurology.
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March 11, 2024
“There is a really serious need to ramp up empathy and emotional intelligence across organizations,” said Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, professor of management and organizations. “I think there’s an illusion that there used to be neuro-homogeneity, and now there’s divergence. We were just able to ignore it and now we can’t.”
Fast Company -
March 8, 2024
“It feels like Gershwin just beginning to learn what makes a hit song, and just beginning to play around with some of his adventurous harmonies and syncopated rhythms,” said Jacob Kerzner, associate editor for the George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition, who discovered the full orchestral score for George Gershwin’s first complete musical.
Hyperallergic -
March 8, 2024
“When you don’t have health insurance, you don’t have access to sleep medicine. And this is an expensive field because sleep medicine relies on technology,” said Galit Levi Dunietz, associate professor of neurology, who is leading a new U-M partnership with the Hope Clinic in southeast Michigan to provide free sleep care to the uninsured.
WXYZ/Detroit -
March 8, 2024
“These athletes love their sport. To give up one of those games or a month’s worth of games during a limited career is something that I think some of these athletes would take pause with,” said Richard Paulsen, assistant professor of sport management, on whether unionized college athletes would be willing to strike.
National Public Radio -
March 7, 2024
“Purpose is a big part of health, and when you look at people who’ve suffered a lot of losses, and you’re like, ‘I don’t know how you are able to get out of bed every day,’ a lot of times it’s purpose. It’s the idea that what I’m doing is really important to others,” said Preeti Malani, professor of medicine and infectious diseases.
Business Insider -
March 7, 2024
“The fact that our political system works in a way where wealthy people who died years ago can continue to have such profound influence over our politics and our beliefs about science and the world is just incredibly damaging,” said Galen Hall, graduate student in sociology, on the impact the fortunes of deceased wealthy benefactors have in shaping political debates.
CNN -
March 7, 2024
Deaths caused by alcohol-related liver disease have increased nearly 40% in recent years. “People who are drinking are drinking more heavily than they were before, so I think that is the biggest factor … (and) we’re seeing that for the first time in this country, women are drinking as much as men,” said Jessica Mellinger, assistant professor of gastroenterology and hepatology.
The New York Times
