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Anne McNeil, University of Michigan and Madeline Clough, University of Michigan It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our ...

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The research initiative will serve as a qualifying effort for the XPRIZE Healthspan competition, which challenges teams to ...

A Ball State study gives Indiana school corporations a new way to compare outcomes while accounting for poverty and ...

A chemical signature in a lunar rock offers new insights into what early oxygen conditions were like on the Moon.

Having both excess belly fat and low muscle mass isn’t just unhealthy—it’s potentially deadly, raising the risk of death by ...

Weight loss treatments do more than reduce weight, they subtly alter body composition, raising new scientific questions about ...

Introduction While mental health and substance use challenges have been shown to most frequently emerge during adolescence and young adulthood, a significant portion of these youth experience barriers ...

When people think about ways to improve cardiovascular health, diet and exercise are often at the top of the list. But ...

Studying and designing novel materials is a central application of quantum mechanics. Chemists, materials scientists, and ...