Articles tagged:study

Posted: Mon May 14 5:54 a.m. by Amy Biolchini

The smallest, steepest tributary to the Huron River that is notorious for flooding during average rainfall events is getting a closer look. The Ann Arbor City Council approved dedicating $46,026 for a future contract at its meeting Monday night with Environmental Consulting & Technology Inc. to study how sediment has ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 3 10:59 a.m. by Ronald Ahrens AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Preschool forum explains array of choices to Ann Arbor-area parents

Marciah Boerema, an Early Learning Center Preschool teacher, entertains a question about separation anxiety at last night's preschool panel. Choosing a preschool got a little bit easier last night for about two dozen parents who attended the annual Preschool Panel presented by the Washtenaw County chapter of Mothers & More. ...

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Posted: Mon Jan 25 10:32 a.m. by Charlie Naebeck Community Contributor
Got a case of the Mondays? You may be sleeping too little

Its 6 a.m. and the feeling of warmth and slumber fills your consciousness from head to toe as you happily dream. Then all of a sudden bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, the alarm sounds sending panic and unease throughout the bedroom. What, where, who, when, how, we think?!? Welcome to Monday morning.

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Posted: Mon Dec 14 12:49 p.m. by Tina Reed

Smoking marijuana is becoming even more popular among U.S. teens, and they have cut down on smoking cigarettes, binge drinking and using methamphetamines, according to a federal survey released Monday. But more teenagers reported getting high on prescription pain pills and attention-deficit drugs, according to 8th, 10th and 12th graders ...

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Posted: Sun Nov 29 3:57 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The University of Michigan is starting two studies of chronic lung diseases, trying to discover why some smokers get them and others don't - as well as whether 24-hour oxygen can help treat them. The National Institutes of Health and National Jewish Health are funding a multiyear study of 12,000 ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 23 11:52 a.m. by Tina Reed

Survival rates for cardiac arrests outside of the hospital have changed very little in the past 30 years despite increased health spending, recent University of Michigan research linking data from around the nation showed. According to the study, the city where a person lives could play a big role in ...

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Posted: Sat Nov 7 4:38 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

As global warming makes wildfires more likely, scientists are trying to learn how bad the smoke is for the health of people who live downwind. Researchers at Michigan Technological University's research center in Ann Arbor are heading the study. A $452,000 federal stimulus grant from the National Institutes of Health ...

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Posted: Mon Oct 19 9:20 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director

Eastern Michigan University researchers recently completed the fourth biannual Women's Leadership Index, which showed some mixed results for how women are faring in Michigan board rooms. The heart of the report, according to EMU: The lack of gender diversity in top business positions puts the state at a competitive disadvantage.

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