Research
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November 14, 2014
Is violent injury a chronic disease? U-M study suggests so
Teens and young adults who get seriously injured in an assault are nearly twice as likely as their peers to end up back in the emergency room for a violent injury within the next two years, a new University of Michigan Injury Center study finds.
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November 14, 2014
Few hospital websites educate pregnant women on whooping cough prevention
Whooping cough, a highly contagious bacterial infection, can be serious and even fatal in newborns, but less than half of birthing hospitals in Michigan included prevention information on websites, says a new University of Michigan analysis that appears in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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November 11, 2014
Mothers’ education significant to children’s academic success
The amount of education a mother attains can predict her children’s success in reading and math, according to a new U-M study.
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November 7, 2014
Older adults satisfied with aging more likely to seek health screenings
Adults over 50 who feel comfortable about aging are more proactive in getting preventive health care services, a new University of Michigan study found.
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November 7, 2014
Lake Erie increasingly susceptible to large cyanobacteria blooms
Lake Erie has become increasingly susceptible to large blooms of toxin-producing cyanobacteria since 2002, potentially complicating efforts to rein in the problem in the wake of this year’s Toledo drinking water crisis, according to a new study led by University of Michigan researchers.
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November 7, 2014
Moms more likely than dads to check for sugars on nutrition labels
Mothers are more likely than fathers to read nutrition labels when considering food and drink purchases, according to the latest C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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November 4, 2014
Conference to focus on smartphones as aid to well-being
A spring conference will bring together scholars and tech experts to find ways to help build, market and deliver smartphone apps that provide “well-being” services.
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November 4, 2014
Smartphone delivery
While organizers of the Positive Tech conference focus their work on mobile delivery of well-being services, smartphones are proving to be valuable delivery tools and sources of data for researchers across campus in a number of other fields. Examples include: • U-M economists, working with colleagues at University of California, Berkeley and Arizona State University,… -
November 3, 2014
Don’t Miss: Advanced computing is the focus of research symposium
The Fall 2014 Research Computing Symposium organized by the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering features leaders in scientific computing from U-M and around the country.
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November 3, 2014
Environmental influences on autism is focus of $1.6M federal grant
University researchers will use a new $1.6 million federal grant to probe potential social and environmental links to autism, collecting location-specific information from tens of thousands of affected individuals and their families nationwide.