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From 2014-2016, a severe El Niño event triggered a drought across Central and South America, leading to unprecedented mortality in a population of white-faced capuchin monkeys in northwestern Costa Rica. The Lomas Barbudal Monkey Project, directed by UCLA’s Susan Perry, has studied this population since 1990. While a devastating setback, researchers were able to study the stress physiology of the surviving monkeys. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks with one of the co-authors of the study, U-M professor of psychology and anthropology, Jacinta Beehner, about while a stronger stress response appears to promote survival in animals, this is not the case for human beings.
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Democrats continue to make plans for assuming control in Lansing next year. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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There is a place in Ann Arbor that offers flotation, cryotherapy and salt rooms as a way to reduce stress and increase a sense of wellness. WEMU's Lisa…
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This week, "Art and Soul" is about the art of well being. Lisa Barry talks with Dr. Tony King, an Ann Arbor psychologist, University of Michigan assistant…
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The rate of doctors and residents suffering from stress-related burnout has become a major problem in the medical world. 89.1 WEMU's Lisa Barry talks with…
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Michigan’s prisons are in crisis: The state cannot find enough corrections officers to staff them. Older officers are retiring, others are quitting. And…
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Getting older can be difficult for some women.But 89.1 WEMU'S Lisa Barry reports on a new study out of the University of Michigan that found for the…
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Thriving at work is crucial to many people's sense of well-being. People are spending more and more time in the workplace and Dr. Gretchen Spreitzer,…
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Stress! One of the largest public health problems that we have.Because it's National Stress Awareness Day, 89.1 WEMU’s Lisa Barry spoke with Dr. Elissa…
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Can you train your brain to be more positive? Psychologist Elisha Goldstein, co-founder of the Center for Mindful Living in Los Angeles, is coming to Ann…