Vaping Marijuana Causes More Lung Damage Than Vaping or Smoking Nicotine
Adolescents who vape cannabis are at greater risk for respiratory symptoms indicative of lung injury than teens who smoke cigarettes or marijuana, or vape nicotine,…
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Irregular Sleep Schedules Can Worsen Mood and Increase Risk of Depression
The more variation in wake-up time and sleep time, the worse mood and more chance of depression symptoms in study of first-year medical residents. An…
Scientists “Farm” Natural Killer Cells Using a Microfluidic Chip in Novel Cancer Fighting Approach
Engineers and oncologists teamed to develop a microfluidic chip capable of capturing the body’s natural killer immune cells to harvest their cancer-killing exosomes. Building on…
National Poll: Some Parents Prioritize Thanksgiving Traditions Over Reducing COVID-19 Risks
National Poll: Over half of parents say it’s important for children to see extended family and share in holiday rituals but many also want to…
Life After COVID Hospitalization: Major Lasting Effects on Health, Work & More
Death, rehospitalization, and problems with basic activities, jobs, mental health and finances seen in many patients treated at 38 Michigan hospitals. Surviving a case of…
Autoantibodies Causing COVID-19 Blood Clots That Wreak Havoc on Patients
Blood clots continue to wreak havoc for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, and a new study explains what may spark them in up to half…
Mythbusting: 5 Common Misperceptions on the Environmental Impacts of Single-Use Plastics
Stand in the soda pop aisle at the supermarket, surrounded by rows of brightly colored plastic bottles and metal cans, and it’s easy to conclude…
National Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Plan to Skip Flu Shots for Their Kids During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 may not influence parents’ beliefs about the flu vaccine, with just 1/3 believing it’s more important for children to get vaccinated this year. The…
New National Poll: Loneliness Doubled Among Older Adults in First Months of COVID-19
Lack of social interaction or companionship is more common among those with health issues, but neighbors, healthy habits and technology may help. Staying close to…
Distributed Energy Storage: Biomorphic Batteries Could Provide 72x More Energy for Robots
Like biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy,…
Transparent Solar Panels for Windows Hit New Efficiency Record – Could Help Enable Skyscrapers to Serve As Power Sources
In a step closer to skyscrapers that serve as power sources, a team led by University of Michigan researchers has set a new efficiency record…
New Class of Semiconducting Entropy-Stabilized Materials Discovered
Semiconductors are important materials in numerous functional applications such as digital and analog electronics, solar cells, LEDs, and lasers. Semiconducting alloys are particularly useful for…
COVID-19 Has Laid Waste to Many US Recycling Programs
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. recycling industry. Waste sources, quantities and destinations are all in flux, and shutdowns have devastated an industry that…
Researchers Discover How to Turn On the Heat in Energy-Burning Fat Cells
Researchers have discovered a new set of signals that cells send and receive to prompt one type of fat cell to convert fat into heat….
Unsettled Science: Latest Climate Models Have Unrealistically High Projections of Future Warming
A new study from University of Michigan climate researchers concludes that some of the latest-generation climate models may be overly sensitive to carbon dioxide increases…
World’s Most Complex Microparticle Ever Made – Synthetic That Surpasses Nature’s Intricacy
Synthetic microparticles more intricate than some of the most complicated ones found in nature have been produced by a University of Michigan-led international team. They…
Dark Matter Decay Ruled Out as Source of Mysterious Electromagnetic Signals Detected From Nearby Galaxies
Eighty-five percent of the universe is composed of dark matter, but we don’t know what, exactly, it is. A new study from the University of…
Axiogenesis: New Insight Into Fundamental Physics and the Origin of the Universe
A new study, conducted to better understand the origin of the universe, has provided insight into some of the most enduring questions in fundamental physics:…