Research
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January 30, 2015
Blood transfusions during heart surgery increase risk of pneumonia
Patients who receive red blood cell transfusions during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery are at an increased risk of developing pneumonia, according to an abstract recently released at the 51st Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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January 30, 2015
Spiky ‘hedgehog particles’ for safer paints, fewer VOC emissions
A new process that can sprout microscopic spikes on nearly any type of particle may lead to more environmentally friendly paints and a variety of other innovations.
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January 30, 2015
More Michigan local governments report boosting pay
Five years after the depths of the recession, more local governments in Michigan say they’ve boosted employee pay while subtracting in other places such as benefits.
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January 28, 2015
Kevlar membrane makes for safer, thinner rechargeable batteries
New battery technology from U-M should be able to prevent the kind of fires that grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliners in 2013.
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January 23, 2015
Some think cheating on field worse than cheating on a spouse
Why did fans and sponsors such as Nike drop Lance Armstrong but stay loyal to Tiger Woods? Probably because Armstrong’s doping scandal took place on the field, unlike Wood’s off-the-field extramarital affairs, according to new studies.
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January 23, 2015
E. coli may hold one of the keys to treating Parkinson’s
E. coli usually brings to mind food poisoning and beach closures, but researchers recently discovered a protein in E. coli that inhibits the accumulation of potentially toxic amyloids — a hallmark of diseases such as Parkinson’s.
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January 23, 2015
Bed nets and vaccines: Some combinations may worsen malaria
Combining insecticide-treated bed nets with vaccines and other control measures may provide the best chance at eliminating malaria, which killed nearly 600,000 people worldwide in 2013, most of them African children.
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January 23, 2015
Combating whooping cough requires informed vaccine booster schedules
A key to victory in battle, according to Chinese general and military strategist Sun Tzu, is to know your enemy. In the current fight against whooping cough resurgence, perhaps the biggest obstacle is an incomplete understanding of its underlying causes, according to a University of Michigan population ecologist.
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January 21, 2015
Predators, parasites, pests and the paradox of biological control
U-M research into competition between predators and parasites could have potential applications for the control of crop pests, especially in organic farming.
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January 16, 2015
Expectant fathers experience prenatal hormone changes
Impending fatherhood can lower two hormones — testosterone and estradiol — for men, even before their babies are born, a new University of Michigan study found.
