February 8, 2010
Teen African-American boys coped with their depression by getting support from relatives, but felt apprehensive about seeking professional help, a new study says. The study — which involved researchers at U-M, University of Maryland and Howard University — examined the influence of mental health stigma and social support on depressive symptoms among African-American adolescent boys.…
February 8, 2010
U-M researchers have shown that tension on DNA molecules can affect gene expression — the process at the heart of biological function that tells a cell what to do. Scientists understand the chemistry involved in gene expression, but they know little about the physics. The U-M group is believed to be the first to actually…
February 8, 2010
The UM-Flint Chamber Singers have received an invitation to participate in a special Black History Month observance at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The 20-member group will perform at a ceremony Thursday at which the three living members of the “Triple Nickel” 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion will be honored. It was on December 19, 1943,…
February 8, 2010
No one knows how long the economic recession will last, but following a plan can create financial stability, a Detroit financial expert says. Photo courtesy Gail Perry-Mason. “We know tough times don’t always last, but tough people who are prepared in these uncertain times do last,” says Gail Perry-Mason, who is senior director of investments…
February 8, 2010
Increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States may be contributing to a later onset of puberty in boys, say researchers at the U-M Health System. In a new study published in the February issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, researchers show that a higher body mass index (BMI)…
February 8, 2010
Thousands of student veterans around the country found themselves squeezed between implementation delays and real-world deadlines for tuition, books, rent and food when the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act (the "New GI Bill") went into effect in August 2009. But not at U-M, where a multidepartmental group teamed up to deliver support to student veterans.
Class size or the number of rivals in any competitive situation matters, according to U-M research showing students are more willing to try hard as the number of competitors decreases. The psychology research examined the factors that go “beyond winning probabilities’’ in an article for an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science. “The motivation…
February 8, 2010
A 9-cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at U-M is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually.
Despite manufacturer concerns about vaccine profitability in the past, new U-M research shows that the number of vaccines in development by manufacturers globally more than doubled to over 350 separate products from 1995-2008. Over the same period, the number of organizations working on new vaccines also more than doubled, to almost 140 worldwide. Those are…
February 8, 2010
As preparations are being made locally and nationally to celebrate 50 years of the Peace Corps, those at the university where the idea was sparked are seeking stories from faculty, staff and students who served as volunteers, staff or consultants in the program.
