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A new study has found that a grandmother’s obesity significantly increases the risk of infant mortality in her grandchildren, suggesting the need to address obesity in women of childbearing age for future generational health.
Quitting smoking even at the advanced age of 75 can meaningfully extend a person's life expectancy, according to new research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
The University of Michigan will receive $6.75 million from the National Institutes of Health to establish a health equity research hub focused on building the science necessary to strengthen efforts to close health disparity gaps.
The newly updated COVID-19 vaccine just arrived in pharmacies and clinics nationwide. Still, a recent poll shows some older adults with high risk of severe illness appear unlikely to seek the vaccine. Interest varies widely by age group, education level, race and ethnicity, and other factors.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Michigan Public Health professor April Zeoli to the state’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. Zeoli studies the impact of firearm laws on interpersonal firearm violence.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have delved deeper into the relationship between manganese deficiency and inflammatory bowel disease and found that low levels of the micronutrient can exacerbate intestinal injury and inflammation.