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Obesity has been a major global health issue in recent decades as more people eat unhealthy diets and fail to exercise regularly. A new University of Michigan School of Public Health study suggests there is another factor that tips the scale in women's weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body fat — air pollution.
For outstanding contributions to respiratory virus disease research over the course of his career, Dr. Arnold Monto, the Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Health, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV).
The University of Michigan received a $5.5 million grant to conduct firearm research from the National Institutes of Health.
The research engages with the correlation between the cognitive level and people who are exposed to highways. The findings suggest those who are more exposed to highways have lower cognitive scores compared to those who lived in areas where there is not much exposure to highways.
A program designed to help Detroit tenants purchase their homes assisted 85% of participants in sustaining homeownership for four years——an important milestone as owners may start to see the wealth-building benefits and other advantages of homeownership after at least five years of ownership.
Prolonged loneliness in adults over 65 may be an important risk factor for accelerated memory aging, according to a new study led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.