Research
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March 27, 2015
Moms talking math to preschoolers equals knowledgeable kids
Preschool children improve their math skills when their mothers talk to them about math during meal times.
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March 27, 2015
Scientists coax stem cells to form 3-D mini lungs
Scientists have coaxed stem cells to grow the first three-dimensional mini lungs.
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March 27, 2015
Majority of new pediatricians satisfied with first jobs
Despite reports indicating job dissatisfaction among some physicians, at least one group of doctors seems to be starting their careers on the right note — pediatricians.
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March 20, 2015
Consistency is the key to success in bread baking and biology
Whether you’re baking bread or building an organism, the key to success is consistently adding ingredients in the correct order and in the right amounts, according to a new genetic study by University of Michigan researchers.
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March 20, 2015
Raising minimum age to buy cigarettes will reduce smoking
Increasing the minimum age of legal access to tobacco products will prevent or delay tobacco use by adolescents and young adults, particularly those ages 15 to 17, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
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March 20, 2015
Predatory snails evolved diverse venoms to subdue wide range of prey
A new study by University of Michigan biologists suggests that some predatory marine cone snails evolved a highly diverse set of venoms that enables them to capture and paralyze a broad range of prey species.
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March 18, 2015
Stronger ethics policies needed, local leaders say in poll
A new poll shows a majority of local officials in Michigan think their peers are mostly ethical, although just less than half would say the same about state legislators.
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March 17, 2015
Study looks at health care spending by those younger than 65
New research from the School of Public Health paints a picture of health care spending by the group most targeted under the Affordable Care Act.
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March 13, 2015
More than half of parents want to know disease risks for selves, kids
Would you want to know if you or your children had risk of hereditary cancer, a genetic risk for cardiovascular disease or carried the gene associated with developing Alzheimer’s disease — even if they were risks that wouldn’t be relevant for possibly decades or didn’t have a cure?
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March 13, 2015
Build your own Siri: An open-source digital assistant
An open-source computing system you command with your voice like Apple’s Siri is designed to spark a new generation of “intelligent personal assistants” for wearables and other devices. It could also lead to much-needed advancements in the datacenter infrastructure to support them.
