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Teens do not typically turn to electronic nicotine vapes to curb smoking habits, but instead to alleviate boredom, relax and experiment, according to University of Michigan research published in Pediatrics

21 days ago news.umich.edu health

A study on Reddit content removals found that biases among subreddit moderators in making removal decisions across more than a hundred independent communities help create echo chambers

36 days ago news.umich.edu reddit

Parenting affects kids’ brains differently at different ages

34 days ago news.umich.edu neuroscience

University of Michigan researchers & colleagues have published a new study using recent data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to strengthen their theory linking dark energy to black holes.

33 days ago news.umich.edu astronomy

Some couples have four or more daughters and no sons, and some have all male children and no female children

46 days ago news.umich.edu genetics

Research found early-life trauma, in particular, especially physical abuse by parents, was strongly related to end-of-life pain, loneliness and depressive symptoms

58 days ago news.umich.edu psychology

Rising CO2 levels initially dampen, but eventually amplify nitrogen pollution's impact on plant biodiversity, according to a 24-year study of grasslands in Minnesota

48 days ago news.umich.edu environment

New University of Michigan research reveals a shift in social media use as more users opt for private chats and groups to escape ads, influencers and polarized posts

56 days ago news.umich.edu media

COVID-19 vaccination rates have varied significantly based on partisanship and socioeconomic factors, with Democrats getting vaccinated faster and at higher percentages than Republicans and Independents, according to a University of Michigan study published at NPJ Vaccines.

54 days ago news.umich.edu covid

Much of the nation’s stormwater infrastructure, designed decades to a century ago to prevent floods, can exacerbate flooding during the severe weather events that are increasing around the globe, new research led by the University of Michigan demonstrates.

3 months ago news.umich.edu engineering

Researchers developed a flexible screen, inspired in part by squid, that can store and display encrypted images without electronics, using magnetic fields

2 months ago news.umich.edu

A unique experiment has shown that forest soil could release more carbon than it absorbs on a warming planet

3 months ago news.umich.edu environment release

The percentages of adults using cannabis and hallucinogens over the past year stayed at historically high levels in 2023, according to the latest findings from the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey

3 months ago news.umich.edu cannabis

Lip-reading words activates brain regions similar to hearing real speech

3 months ago news.umich.edu brain neuroscience

State and federal laws across the United States prohibiting firearm possession in cases of domestic violence often lack enforcement mechanisms, which may lead to continued possession of firearms despite court orders…

3 months ago news.umich.edu

New research from the University of Michigan reveals that nanoparticles, delivered intravenously to mice, can block allergic reactions to red meat triggered by lone star tick bites

3 months ago news.umich.edu nanoscience

Green hydrogen is emerging as an important potential solution for decarbonizing transportation, but new energy efficiency findings indicate that it should be used strategically in heavy-duty road…

3 months ago news.umich.edu environment

People find it hard to resist negative messages

4 months ago news.umich.edu

OptoGPT, developed by University of Michigan engineers, harnesses the computer architecture underpinning ChatGPT to work backward from desired optical properties to the material structure that can provide them.

4 months ago news.umich.edu chatgpt engineering gpt

An assessment ranks the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S

4 months ago news.umich.edu environment

A team that includes a University of Michigan astronomer has identified a temperate exoplanet as a promising super-Earth ice or water world

4 months ago news.umich.edu astronomy

Nurses in Michigan reported improved conditions in the 2023 Michigan Nurses Study conducted by the University of Michigan

4 months ago news.umich.edu economic

Pregnant and postpartum individuals who died by suicide often faced intimate partner issues, depression, substance abuse, and health problems

5 months ago news.umich.edu health

Air pollution from traffic emerges as a key risk factor for older adults losing their ability to care for themselves without some or total assistance

5 months ago news.umich.edu environment

Faced with an ecological crisis, public health emergencies and socioeconomic inequities, agroecology emerges as a transdisciplinary beacon of hope