Michigan Public Health Researcher Partners with Apple to Study How Noise Exposure Impacts Hearing
The Apple Hearing Study will collect information to make sense of how exposure to sound over time can affect hearing.
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IN THE NEWS: Managing Work-Life Balance for Working Caregivers
New Interview with Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez
Dr. Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, talks about preventing midlife health concerns and disability for caregivers.
Overweight Kids Actually Eat Less Right After Stressful Events
New Research from Rebecca Hasson and Matthew Nagy
People often react to stress by binging on sweets or fattening comfort foods. But overweight adolescents—considered particularly susceptible to stress eating—actually ate less when exposed to a lab stressor, according to a University of Michigan study.
IN THE NEWS: Researchers: We're Already Seeing the Effects of Trump's Green Card Rule
New Op/Ed from Paul Fleming and William Lopez
The Trump administration has finalized a new rule for green card applications to emphasize an applicant’s wealth and ability to avoid using public benefits in order to obtain legal status. It is having a significant impact on whether U.S. citizens, current green card holders, and others are willing to access health care, nutritious foods, or affordable housing.
IN THE NEWS: I Wanted to Make My Community Safer and More Neighborly. The Advice I Got Surprised Me.
Marc Zimmerman Featured in NBC News
Professor Marc A. Zimmerman discusses how maintaining green spaces, creating busy streets and building a sense of community can reduce neighborhood crime.
Low Levels of Vitamin D in Elementary School Could Spell Trouble in Adolescence
New Research from Eduardo Villamor
Vitamin D deficiency in middle childhood could result in aggressive behavior as well as anxious and depressive moods during adolescence, according to a new University of Michigan study of school children in Bogotá, Colombia.