Research

  1. November 14, 2014

    Asthma patients to docs: Can we talk about cost?

    Asthma patients concerned about their ability to pay for medical care would like to talk about cost-related concerns with their physicians but often don’t get that opportunity, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

  2. November 14, 2014

    Experts: Cheaper remedies should rule for diabetes nerve pain

    Millions of people with diabetes take medicine to ease the shooting, burning nerve pain that their disease can cause. And new research suggests that no matter which medicine their doctor prescribes, they’ll get relief.

  3. November 14, 2014

    U-M research points to potential way to restore hearing

    There’s a cast of characters deep inside your ears — many kinds of tiny cells working together to allow you to hear. The lead actors, called hair cells, play the crucial role in carrying sound signals to the brain.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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,…