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Smoking rates higher among low-income African-Americans

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2011


Social Work professor Jorge Delva outlines his findings

The impact of violent media

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2011


audio interview with prof

Coping with depression

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2011


Audio interview with professor Melvin McInnis

Genetic testing debate

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2011


The researcher, Scott Roberts, discusses the debate over direct to consumer genetic testing

Sports injury prevention

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2011


Friends with mental benefits

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2010


podcast with Oscar Ybarra

Keeping employees healthy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2010


An interview with Dee Edington, director of the Health Management Research Center.

healthy employees dee edington
Vitamin D controversy ongoing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2010


Women wed young when scarce

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2010


An interview with Daniel Kruger about his research.

Schmooze or lose

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2010 5:54


New research funded by the NSF shows that mental exercise through socializing promotes cognitive functioning in adults of all ages

Discovery of obesity gene

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2010 3:00


Interview with Alan Saltiel, director of the Life Sciences Institute.

Primary-care reforms urged

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2010 3:38


Podcast is interview with Joanne Pohl, designed to be used in the "U-M Speaks Out" feature on the Gateway.

Tips to stop flu spread

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2009 3:59


Audio interview with JoLynn Montgomery

Scarce men likelier to scram

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2009 3:46


audio of daniel kruger

Environmental toxicants

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2009 6:24


audio interview with professor Howard Hu.

Emotional recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2009 3:56


Audio interview with professor Ethan Kross

M-flu results positive

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2009 5:32


An audio interview with SPH Professor Allison Aiello about the M-Flu results to be presented on Oct. 27.

Estrogen can harm heart

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2009 6:01


This is an audio interview with professor Maryfran Sowers, on how women should decide whether to take insulin.

Joycelyn Elders visits U-M

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2009 6:53


audio interview with Joycelyn Elders

The evolution of sexual selection

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2008 7:33


U-M social psychologist Dan Kruger discusses how evolutionary psychology provides a unifying framework for understanding behaviors as different as altruism, mortality and sexual selection.

Fights good for health

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2008 4:30


This is an audio interview with Ernest Harburg about resolving conflict

Kids who feel safe act more safely

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2008 2:43


Good deeds and living longer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2008 4:11


University of Michigan public health Prof. Neil Krause encourages older people to get involved in helping others.

Enhancing shower and bathtub safety for the aged

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2008 4:34


Interview with occupational therapist and Institute of Gerontology Research Investigator Susan Murphy on bathtub/shower safety for the aged

What is MRSA?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2007 4:27


Audio interview with professor allison aiello about mrsa

Diabetes: Healthy knees and joints

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2007 6:38


Dr. Eva Feldman outlines results of a study marking the first time that tight blood sugar control has been shown to have a long-term effect on the chance that a person with diabetes will develop neuropathy (nerve problems)

Substance abuse among Chilean Teens

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2007 5:36


A new University of Michigan project that will study substance abuse among Chilean teens during a five-year period could provide insights into the increasing tobacco, alcohol and drug use in Latin America.

Obese children twice as likely to have diabetes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2007 3:22


Dr, Joyce Lee describes research findings that show more than 229,000 children—approximately 3.2 cases for every 1,000 American children under the age of 18—currently have diabetes. And one-third of those children are obese.

Are you "High Testosterone" and is that good?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2007 6:21


The potential of nuclear power as a clean energy option

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2006 4:39


University of Michigan nuclear engineering and radiological sciences Prof. William Martin outlines nuclear power's evolution.

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