Research
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December 9, 2015
Autonomous cars may spur young adults to hit the road
The percentage of young adults without driver’s licenses has been on the rise for more than 30 years, but self-driving vehicles may reverse that trend, U-M researchers say.
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December 7, 2015
New federal support enhances ISR Health and Retirement Study
The U-M Health and Retirement Study has received significant support from the National Institutes of Health to carry out new enhancements to the resource for aging research.
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December 7, 2015
Life expectancy decline overstated, but health inequality has worsened
U-M research has found that while decreases in life expectancy for some socioeconomically disadvantaged groups have been overstated, health inequalities have grown worse.
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December 4, 2015
Dopamine: New theory integrates its role in learning, motivation
If you’ve ever felt lackadaisical to start a new project, focus on imagining the joy of completing it, University of Michigan researchers say.
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December 4, 2015
Using sports medicine to diagnose injuries caused by childbirth
Childbirth is arguably the most traumatic event the human body can undergo, and new imaging techniques show that up to 15 percent of women sustain pelvic injuries that don’t heal.
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December 4, 2015
Tuberculosis: Daily antibiotics suggested to prevent resistant strains
A computer model of tuberculosis has shown that approved treatments prescribing antibiotic doses once or twice a week are more likely to lead to drug resistant strains than are daily antibiotic regimens.
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December 4, 2015
Multipronged intervention works to reduce youth violence and injury
A comprehensive prevention approach in one Michigan city has reduced youth violence and injury as a result of an intervention involving a combination of existing programs, researchers at the University of Michigan report.
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December 4, 2015
Weight gain between pregnancies may affect baby’s survival
Gaining weight from one pregnancy to the next can increase the risk that women will face stillbirth or lose their second babies within the first year of life, research led by the University of Michigan finds.
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November 23, 2015
State’s economy to keep growing in next two years, economists say
The Michigan economy has grown every year since it bottomed out six years ago, and the next two years will be no different, say U-M economists.
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November 20, 2015
What happens to your skin when pregnancy gives you a stretch mark?
Don’t believe the hype when you see those creams and ointments promising to prevent or reduce pregnancy stretch marks. Dermatologists are still learning about what causes stretch marks in the first place, and skin stretching is not the only risk factor.
