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.
Research Results
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.
EPA Needs to Keep up With Science, Do More to Protect Vulnerable Populations
Q & A with Patricia Koman
Many hazardous chemicals that cause health issues continue to be used in industrial, commercial and private settings, despite well-documented harms.
Michigan Public Health Receives Funding for NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training Program
The University of Michigan School of Public Health has received a grant to fund the NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (MHRT) Program for five years. MHRT provides students from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to engage in research overseas on issues related to health disparities.
Naloxone: Wide Distribution Effective in Preventing Deaths
New Research from Tarlise Townsend and Freida Blostein
Broad distribution of the opioid reversal drug naloxone is highly cost-effective in reducing fatal overdoses, according to a new University of Michigan study.
IN THE NEWS: As the Forest Moves Back in, Pollen Is on the Rise in Detroit
New Research from Daniel Katz
Pollen allergies afflict millions of Americans each year. In the industrialized world, pollen allergy rates are on the rise, and with climate change likely driving an increase in airborne pollen loads, experts predict the situation stands to only get worse.