Research News

  1. Screening for Melanoma? There's an App for That

    More than two million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer each year, and some 50,000 will be diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious kind. Regular skin checks can help people discover melanoma in its earliest stages. That’s easier than ever now, thanks to a free app developed at the University of Michigan Health System.

  2. Not just monkey business: cooperation vs. competition

    Leaders take note: A new study of gelada monkeys indicates that being the top dog—or in this case, top monkey—is even better if the alpha male occasionally concedes to subordinates.

  3. Homing In On Higgs Boson

    Video: Michigan scientists involved in experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland predict they’ll prove the existence of the Higgs boson by the end of summer. The Higgs is a linchpin in the overarching physics theory that describes the laws of nature and the nature of matter.

  4. New federal rankings: U-M leads nation in research spending at public universities

    For the second straight year, the University of Michigan ranks first in research and development spending among the nation’s public universities, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

  5. Out of Africa

    Anthropologist John Mitani consults on Disneynature film Chimpanzee.

  6. Minorities, Medicaid, and a lack of antidepressants

    Study: African-Americans and Hispanics with major depressive disorder are less likely to get antidepressants than Caucasian patients, and Medicare and Medicaid patients are less likely to get the newest generation of antidepressants.

  7. Winged wonders

    Video: Soaring into the future with unusual, autonomous, and unmanned aircraft.

  8. It takes two to tango: Pairs of entwined proteins handle the stress

    Imagine two tango dancers sweeping across the dance floor and suddenly encountering a slick spot. To avoid a slip or even a nasty tumble, the pair must work together to support one another and glide safely through the stressful moment.

  9. Pregnant primates miscarry when new male enters group

    Study: Pregnant female geladas show an unusually high rate of miscarriage the day after the dominant male in their group is replaced by a new male.