Coronavirus: Protecting Health Care Workers
Q&A with Christopher Friese
As the coronavirus spreads throughout the country, an increasing number of American health care workers helping to treat patients are contracting the infection.
Epidemiology,Faculty
For Many Female Athletes, Bone Stress and Missing Period Is the Norm
Q&A with Traci Carson and Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez
The culture of running promotes a body weight and size ideal that is unhealthy among elite female collegiate distance runners, according to preliminary findings from a series of interviews by University of Michigan researchers.
For Children, Food Insecurity Means Not Only Hunger but Also Stress, Sadness
New Research from Cindy Leung
Parents who experience food insecurity might think they're protecting their children from their family's food situation by eating less or different foods so their children can be spared, but a new study from assistant professor of Nutritional Sciences, Cindy Leung, shows that children know more about food insecurity than their parents give them credit for.
IN THE NEWS: Group Analyzing U-M Food's Role in Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Andy Jones featured in The University Record
Although harnessing renewable energy or enabling electric-vehicle transportation may be more visible efforts toward carbon neutrality, another area crucial to any push toward climate action is one that U-M students, staff and faculty encounter regularly: food.
IN THE NEWS: Your Kids Don't Have to Inherit Your Body-Image Issues
Kendrin Sonneville featured in the New York Times
Parents who struggle with food and self-image can inadvertently pass along unhealthy behaviors. Assistant professor of Nutritional Sciences Kendrin Sonneville shares that research tells us what you say matters more than what you do.
IN THE NEWS: Stroke Survivors Might Need Better Screening for Depression
Liming Dong featured in US News & World Report
Depression among stroke survivors peaks during the early months of recovery and persists for a full year, a new study finds. Experts say better screening methods are needed for this population to more effectively prevent and treat depression.