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November 6, 2019
Soo-Eun Chang, associate professor of psychiatry, explains what happens in the brain when humans stutter. With hundreds of muscles and many parts of the brain involved, speaking is one of the most complex tasks that humans perform, she says.
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November 5, 2019
“Parents need to feel empowered to get rid of the terribly designed tech that wants their children’s eyeballs — basically, I want them to know that if they see an app or video streaming service with tons of ads, pop-ups, data trackers or prompts to keep making purchases, they should uninstall it. Remove it from the child’s media diet,” said Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases.
Contemporary Pediatrics -
November 5, 2019
The popularity of longer-term auto loans — as many as seven years — is encouraging many Americans to overspend and helping dealers pack in more pricey extras, says Donald Grimes, an economist with the U-M Economic Growth Institute: “People have substantially upgraded the vehicles they are buying. They are now much more likely to buy an SUV, pickup truck or crossover SUV.”
National Public Radio -
November 5, 2019
Research led by MaryCarol Hunter, associate professor of environment and sustainability, suggests that to efficiently reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, a person should spend 20 to 30 minutes sitting or walking outdoors in a place that provides a sense of nature.
Forbes -
November 4, 2019
Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine and the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine, was interviewed about cereal pioneer John Harvey Kellogg, whose lifelong mission was to improve the dietary health of patients at his Battle Creek Sanitarium, a once world-famous health and wellness center.
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November 4, 2019
Ian Hiskens, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was quoted in a story about whether fires ravaging Northern California may have been sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment, deepening skepticism around the utility’s controversial plan to prevent fires in the region by shutting off power to millions of residents — and raising panic among the bankrupt company’s investors.
The Washington Post -
November 4, 2019
Felix Warneken, associate professor of psychology, says the Halloween candy trade, in which kids barter for each other’s sugary treats, can be an expression of children’s tendency to impulsively help others. If the opportunity appears to give peers the candy they most want to eat, kids are likely to want to take it, he says.
The Atlantic -
November 1, 2019
“The nuclear genome, with three billion base pairs, might tell an entirely different story about the African origin of modern humans from what the mitogenome’s 16,000 base pairs” suggest, says Milford Wolpoff, professor of anthroplogy, taking issue with controversial new research that asserts the ancestral homeland of everyone alive today was in northern Botswana — not East Africa, as previously thought.
Scientific American -
November 1, 2019
“It is somewhat provocative to bring the anthem to the fore in a new way at a moment of tension in this country,” said Mark Clague, associate professor of music, commenting on the recent revival of local television broadcasters airing “The Star-Spangled Banner” during early morning hours. He said in an era in which support of the anthem has become a “loyalty test,” it is difficult to frame its reintroduction to the airwaves as apolitical.
The New York Times -
November 1, 2019
“There are probably some gaps in self-care for patients going home with an infection from the hospital. This suggests home health care agencies aren’t up to snuff with infection control, and patients going home without home health care probably need better training, as do their caregivers,” said Geoffrey Hoffman, assistant professor of nursing, whose research found high readmission rates for seniors with pre-existing infections.
U.S. News & World Report
