Posts Tagged ‘University of Michigan’
Health & Medicine - Jul 22, 2011 11:23 - 0 Comments
Football neck fracture in real time
U. MICHIGAN (US) — For the first time, technology has captured in real time the impact that caused a high school football player to break his neck in a head-down tackle. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 12, 2011 10:41 - 0 Comments
Zinc safety net missing in diabetes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A protein that normally pitches in to help with blood sugar regulation shows its dark side in people with type 2 diabetes, forming dense clumps that shut down insulin-producing cells. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 12, 2011 9:04 - 0 Comments
Finicky neurons get all fired up
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Neurons are very good at what they do, picking out signals from a flood of information with more finesse than anyone ever realized, new research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 8, 2011 10:05 - 11 Comments
Universe born in a spin—and still whirling?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New findings raise questions about the universe’s assumed mirror symmetry—and seem to suggest the early universe spun on an axis. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2011 11:47 - 3 Comments
Antenna shrinks. Phone soon to follow?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A new way to mass produce extremely small antennas may lead to the next generation of tiny wireless gizmos. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 14, 2011 11:02 - 1 Comment
Brain signals say ‘yes’ to sugar cravings
U. MICHIGAN (US) — For the brain, “wanting” and “liking” are separate processes. When the two converge—in pursuit of sweets—the combined effect is powerful. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 6, 2011 13:13 - 0 Comments
It’s alive! Extinct snail found in Alabama
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Using century-old reference specimens, scientists have discovered a freshwater limpet not seen for more than 60 years in a tributary in the heavily dammed Coosa River in Alabama. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 1, 2011 15:09 - 0 Comments
Dead galaxies alive and well
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Old galaxies long thought to be finished making stars are still alive and producing at low levels, according to new research. (more…)
Top Stories - May 19, 2011 10:54 - 1 Comment
Fats in milk may not harm heart
BROWN (US) — Dairy foods don’t appear to raise heart attack risk, according to a study with thousands of adults. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 17, 2011 10:47 - 3 Comments
Mild, um, speech pauses are persuasive
U. MICHIGAN (US) — To be successful in speaking situations, it’s best to remember an old adage: Everything in moderation. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 25, 2011 16:58 - 1 Comment
Nano-transistor has colossal capability
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A super-small, super-sensitive transistor could be used as an artificial atom to develop electronic materials with properties not found in nature. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2011 15:54 - 3 Comments
Gene links alcoholism, impulsivity
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New research links a genetic variation with alcoholism, impulsive behavior, and an area of the brain involved with craving and anxiety. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 20, 2011 10:13 - 0 Comments
Mussel blitzkrieg threatens Great Lakes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The invasion of two species of mussels is causing massive ecosystem-wide changes by stripping two of the planet’s largest freshwater lakes of life-supporting algae. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 7, 2011 14:35 - 1 Comment
Biodiversity’s niche is pollution control
U. MICHIGAN (US) — In an environmental division of labor, streams that are biologically diverse do a better job cleaning up pollution than purer waterways. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 28, 2011 11:31 - 2 Comments
Regional voice a win-win for forests
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Forests are more economically and ecologically beneficial when local residents have a say in how they are managed. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 24, 2011 17:31 - 0 Comments
Your smart phone making you aloof?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Using a smart phone doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll shun strangers. A new study suggests a mobile device can spark conversations. It just depends on how you use it. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 24, 2011 9:35 - 3 Comments
Sometimes it’s survival of the less fit
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Using cloned E. coli bacteria, researchers replayed evolution over and over and uncovered an unexpected twist on survival of the fittest: Sometimes it’s better to be more adaptable. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2011 14:59 - 0 Comments
Are college kids with earbuds losing it?
U. FLORIDA (US) — A small study with college students found that a quarter of those tested had hearing loss, and they didn’t even know it. Researchers suspect MP3 players and iPods may be partly to blame. (more…)
