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High levels of vitamin D in first year may protect children from obesity

November 2, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

A new study out of the University of Michigan School of Public Health suggests higher levels of vitamin D in the first year of life can help protect children against obesity in adolescence. The study, which was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, used data … [Read more...] about High levels of vitamin D in first year may protect children from obesity

Michigan is compensating essential workers with free college education

September 16, 2020 by Amelia Buckley

Essential workers have put their health and safety on the line to keep critical services running during the pandemic. Michigan is recognizing the commitment and sacrifices of their state’s 625,000 essential workers by offering them free education at any community college in the … [Read more...] about Michigan is compensating essential workers with free college education

New prosthetic gives amputees real-time mind control of robotic hand

March 6, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

Machine learning algorithms and new techniques in biomedical engineering are leading to the creation of robotic hands that amputees can use to regain the functions of a real hand. Recently, researchers at the University of Michigan tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves … [Read more...] about New prosthetic gives amputees real-time mind control of robotic hand

Researchers in Michigan are using lasers to better detect concussions

March 5, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

The process of detecting a concussion feels more like a field sobriety check rather than a proper medical exam. What day is it? Where are you? Who is the president? Can you count backward from 100 by sevens? These are the type of questions that are supposed to determine whether … [Read more...] about Researchers in Michigan are using lasers to better detect concussions

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