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
Low testosterone, men’s empathy can determine parenting skills
As they age, men often get concerned about their testosterone levels dropping. And rightfully so — it affects their sex drive and other health factors.
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November 20, 2015
ADHD meds may be a prescription for bullying
Kids and teens who take medications like Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to be physically or emotionally bullied by peers than those who don’t have ADHD, a new University of Michigan study found.
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November 20, 2015
Search-and-rescue proteins find, fix DNA mutations linked to cancer
Proteins inside bacteria cells engage in “search-and-rescue”-type behavior to ferret out mismatched DNA and fix it to thwart dangerous mutations that can be associated with certain cancers, a University of Michigan study found.
