ANN ARBOR—For the first time, scientists have identified how much pain people feel by looking at images of their brains. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, may lead to the development of methods doctors can use to objectively quantify patients’ pain. Currently, pain intensity is usually based on patient self-reports, using… Continue reading Brain scans reveal first objective measure of physical pain
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Jerome Johnston directs ISR Research Center for Group Dynamics
ANN ARBOR—Jerome Johnston has been appointed director of the Research Center for Group Dynamics, part of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. “I am delighted to make this appointment. Jere has interesting new ideas for supporting junior faculty, and his long experience brings a valuable perspective to this important leadership position,” said ISR… Continue reading Jerome Johnston directs ISR Research Center for Group Dynamics
High obesity and smoking rates among Pacific Islanders: U-M study
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the U.S., University of Michigan researchers have found alarmingly high rates of obesity and smoking. The preliminary findings are being presented today (August 24) at a conference in Los Angeles on health disparities among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.… Continue reading High obesity and smoking rates among Pacific Islanders: U-M study
Panapasa and colleagues find high rates of smoking, obesity among Pacific Islanders
Sela Panapasa says that, although Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are the second fastest growing minority population in the U.S., they have been underrepresented in national surveys on health and health behavior. Her work looks at Tongans and Samoans, two PI subgroups, living in California. She finds health disparities between these populations and other Californians… Continue reading Panapasa and colleagues find high rates of smoking, obesity among Pacific Islanders
Emily Falk receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Emily Falk, a faculty associate at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR), has received the 2012 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award. This prestigious honor, which awards up to $1.5 million for five years, stimulates innovative research and supports promising new investigators. Falk’s research uses brain activity to… Continue reading Emily Falk receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
U-M’s Toni Antonucci to receive Distinguished Career Award
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—University of Michigan psychologist Toni Antonucci will receive the 2012 Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award from The Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging. Antonucci is the associate vice president for research, social sciences and humanities, at U-M, the Elizabeth M. Douvan Collegiate Professor… Continue reading U-M’s Toni Antonucci to receive Distinguished Career Award
Panapasa highlights need to understand health disparities of Pacific Island population in US
The [Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Disparity and Health Equity Conference](http://healthcarecommunities.org/showcontent.aspx?id=4294975376) in Los Angeles, Sept. 24-25, 2012, will feature preliminary findings from the Pacific Islander Health Study, the first representative survey to assess this community in the US. Sela Panapasa, PI of the study, says: “The goal of this conference is to increase awareness… Continue reading Panapasa highlights need to understand health disparities of Pacific Island population in US
Chain of violence: Study shows impact on Palestinian and Israeli children
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Children exposed to ethnic and political violence in the Middle East are more aggressive than other children, a new study shows. And the younger children are, the more strongly they are affected, in a “chain of violence” that goes from political and ethnic strife, to violence in communities, schools, and families, and ends with… Continue reading Chain of violence: Study shows impact on Palestinian and Israeli children
Antonucci receives career contribution award from Gerontological Society of America
The GSA has given Toni Antonucci its 2011 Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award, in recognition of her novel theoretical and research contributions in the area of aging. She will receive the award at GSA’s 65th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, November 14-18, 2012.
Study shows that religious patriarchy promotes confidence about paternity
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Religious practices that strongly control female sexuality are more successful at promoting certainty about paternity, according to a study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (more…)