Posts Tagged ‘University of Michigan’
Depressed people’s body clocks ‘out of sync’
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new brain study reveals that the circadian clocks of people with depression are altered at the cellular level. Continue…
Thursday, May 16, 2013 16:19 - 10 Comments
Earth & Environment - May 15, 2013 6:55 - 0 Comments
Fracking’s rewards come with risks, survey shows
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Most Michigan and Pennsylvania residents say hydrofracking is good for the economy, but also have concerns about chemicals used and other environmental risks, a new survey shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 13, 2013 15:50 - 0 Comments
Why pear shape may explain matter vs. antimatter
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The first direct evidence of pear-shaped nuclei in exotic atoms may help explain why the Big Bang created more matter than antimatter. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 9, 2013 12:01 - 0 Comments
Food ads fire up the teenage brain
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Watching TV commercials of people munching on French fries or cereal resonates more with teens than advertisements about cell phones or the latest car. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 2, 2013 12:26 - 2 Comments
Bonding with avatar can shift perception
PENN STATE / U. MICHIGAN (US) — People who customized an avatar and saw it wearing a backpack overestimated the heights of virtual hills, just as people in real life tend to overestimate heights and distances while carrying extra weight. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 1, 2013 15:51 - 4 Comments
Workplace ethics rub off on employees
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Your boss and co-workers may be more important than your morals in deciding whether or not you report unethical behavior at work. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2013 10:32 - 0 Comments
Arteries may thicken faster in polluted air
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Long-term exposure to air pollution appears to speed up hardening of the arteries, a condition linked to heart attacks and strokes. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 23, 2013 6:24 - 0 Comments
Snail fossils show when Earth turned icy
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Fossil snail shells offer new clues to an abrupt climate shift that transformed the planet nearly 34 million years ago. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 22, 2013 11:34 - 3 Comments
Clues point to toxic protein in Fragile X mystery
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A twist on the usual way proteins are made may explain mysterious symptoms in the grandparents of some children with mental disabilities. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 22, 2013 10:58 - 0 Comments
In big high schools, race marks social divide
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Students who attend large high schools are less likely to form interracial friendships, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2013 14:12 - 2 Comments
Brain scans reveal the ‘signature’ of pain
U. MICHIGAN (US) — In the first objective measure of pain, scientists find that its brain “signature” is the same for everyone. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 12, 2013 11:33 - 3 Comments
Animal ‘pharmacists’ treat the family, too
U. MICHIGAN / EMORY (US) — Self-medication among animals goes beyond chimpanzees and woolly bears, report researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 9, 2013 16:31 - 0 Comments
Monkey ‘wobble’ works like small talk
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The rhythmic vocal sounds wild gelada monkeys make by smacking their lips have similarities to human speech, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 5, 2013 14:28 - 0 Comments
‘Green Pea’ galaxies overflowing with light
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Rare Green Pea galaxies discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm understanding of reionization, a pivotal stage in the evolution of the early universe, researchers say. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 3, 2013 6:42 - 6 Comments
Cash + competition can boost weight loss
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — People offered cash awards to lose weight may drop more pounds if they’re competing with others in the same situation. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 2, 2013 9:49 - 2 Comments
Are big algae blooms Lake Erie’s new normal?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Rather than being an isolated, one-time occurrence, Lake Erie’s monumental 2011 algae bloom was more likely a sign of things to come, a new study suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 1, 2013 13:25 - 3 Comments
New forests trap carbon underfoot
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Growing trees on formerly non-forested land can accumulate soil carbon that helps offset carbon emissions and climate change, say researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 28, 2013 8:11 - 1 Comment
Little kids know to share, but hoard anyway
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Children as young as three years old know they should share, but putting it into practice is another story. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 14:09 - 2 Comments
New docs: Fewer hours, but more mistakes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New rules that require young doctors to work fewer hours without a break were supposed to protect patients from sleepy physicians, but a new study finds that medical errors may have actually increased. (more…)
