High-frequency trading strategies that exploit today's fragmented equity markets reduce investor profits overall.

Latino kids who spend unstructured leisure time with friends and have part-time jobs may encounter high levels of violence in their communities.

But when teens adhere to the cultural value of "familismo," their exposure to violence is low.

An international research team involving U-M engineering researchers has shown the unique ways in which heat dissipates at the tiniest scales.

Being overweight or obese during pregnancy increases the chance of an early delivery—and the more extra weight mom is carrying, the greater the chance for an extremely preterm delivery, according to a study co-authored by a U-M School of Public Health researcher.

Making cars more fuel-efficient is great for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but policymakers should turn their focus to cutting emissions in other energy sectors—from oil wells and power plants to farms and forests affected by biofuels production.

The newly discovered bacterium that causes gum disease delivers a one-two punch by also triggering normally protective proteins in the mouth to actually destroy more bone.