Articles by University of Michigan
Common Coronaviruses Are Highly Seasonal, Study Says
New Study Finds Inaccuracies in Arsenic Test Kits in Bangladesh
Sugar Alters Compounds That Impact Brain Health in Fruit Flies
This finding could tell researchers why behaviors that change with the internal energy state, such as food intake, learning and memory, and sleep change on high-nutrient diets
Diversity on Teams Leads to Positive Outcomes, but Not for All
Researchers found that the very individuals who add diversity to their science teams surprisingly do not experience positive outcomes
An 'EpiPen' for Spinal Cord Injuries
Using nanoparticles, researchers demonstrate that instead of overcoming an immune response, they can co-opt the immune response to work for them to promote healing
Researchers Testing Ways to Make Aspen-Dominated Forests Resilient to Climate Change
The idea of the UMBS Adaptive Aspen Management Experiment is to replace some of the century-old aspen with a mix of tree species and age groups that may be better equipped to handle a warming climate
High-Sugar Diet Deadens Sweet Tooth, Promotes Overeating in Flies
After feeding fruit flies a high-sugar diet, the flies’ taste neurons triggered a molecular chain-reaction that hampered their ability to taste sweets
Ice-Proof Coating for Big Structures Relies on a ‘Beautiful Demonstration of Mechanics’
The spray-on coatings cause ice to fall away from structures—regardless of their size—with just the force of a light breeze
Cold Plasma Can Kill 99.9% of Airborne Viruses
Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules