Research
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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.
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March 10, 2015
Coin toss is best bet for March Madness bracket success
As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament approaches, a U-M researcher says flipping a coin offers the best hope for a winning March Madness bracket.
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March 10, 2015
‘Elite’ degrees give African Americans little advantage in job market
Black job applicants with degrees from elite universities only do as well as white candidates from less selective universities, U-M research shows.
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March 6, 2015
Web app prompts important sexual health testing
A personalized Web app designed to encourage young men at risk for sexually transmitted diseases to go for testing has proven successful in a small trial conducted in Southeast Michigan.
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March 6, 2015
Women veterans with chest pain heavier, more depressed than men
Women veterans getting medical attention for chest pain were younger and more likely to be obese, depressed and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder than male veterans, according to a study published in an American Heart Association journal.
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March 6, 2015
Ultra-small Block ‘M’ illustrates big ideas in drug delivery
By making what might be the world’s smallest three-dimensional unofficial Block “M,” University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a nanoparticle manufacturing process capable of producing multilayered, precise shapes.
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March 6, 2015
Gas guzzlers on the decline
In 2008, half of new-car buyers in the U.S. bought vehicles that were rated at less than 20 mpg. Today, just over a quarter do so.
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March 6, 2015
Enzyme structures offer insights into metabolism of cholesterol
With the aid of X-ray crystallography, researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed the structures of two closely related enzymes that play essential roles in the body’s ability to metabolize excess lipids, including cholesterol.
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March 6, 2015
Forbidden quantum leaps possible with high-res spectroscopy
A new twist on an old tool lets scientists use light to study and control matter with 1,000 times better resolution and precision than previously possible.
