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Novel predictive model aims to spot pelvic floor injuries years before symptoms appear
Michigan Medicine researchers have developed a new model that may help predict which women are at risk for abnormal pelvic floor recovery years before symptoms even begin.
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Study shows how smoking drives pancreatic cancer
Why smokers have a higher chance of developing pancreatic cancer and why they tend to have worse outcomes than nonsmokers, according to a new study by University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center.
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Dietary changes could provide a therapeutic avenue for brain cancer
A team of researchers from Michigan Medicine tracked how glucose is used in glioblastoma tumor cells. They showed that dietary interventions can slow brain cancer growth in mice.
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Kids with sickle cell disease face higher risk of dental issues, yet many don’t receive needed care
Children with sickle cell disease are more likely to have dental problems — but fewer than half of those covered by Michigan Medicaid got dental care in 2022, according to a new study.
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CRISPR study reveals surprising role of Cas9 as a guardian of bacterial defense
New research overturns a common assumption about CRISPR Cas9—that unbound from its usual RNA partners, the “empty” or apo form of Cas9 is functionless.
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Brain cancer patient finds a way forward
Sidney Ritchie’s aggressive brain cancer diagnosis has changed her life, and now, in her new reality, she finds meaning and purpose through connection, volunteering, and “showing up fully”
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Researchers determine how cells prevent RNA traffic jams under stress
New research discovers how cells prevent RNA traffic jams under stress, which could help fight disease
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Study reveals how a popular fentanyl additive affects breathing and heart rate
Study reveals how a popular fentanyl additive, xylazine, affects breathing and heart rate.
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Returning to normal life after heart failure through LVAD therapy
Thirty-one-year-old is not letting his heart diagnosis define his life or his future.
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Lifesaving opioid addiction meds rarely started after emergency visits for overdose
Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University of Michigan researchers say
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Study identifies key features of cancer cell response and resistance to treatment
University of Michigan researchers created a prostate cancer cellular atlas, identifying why some prostate tumor cells resist therapy and others respond to treatments.
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AI analysis of colonoscopy improves assessment of Crohn’s disease
In a new study, artificial intelligence matched and potentially exceeded the performance of gastroenterologists and conventional scoring in evaluating endoscopies of Crohn’s disease patients.
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Testicular cancer patient encourages others
Zach Hiser, a testicular cancer patient, encourages fellow fans to get help if they have symptoms.
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People without health insurance are less likely to obtain lifesaving hospital transfers
Does insurance play a role in which critically ill patients live or die? The unfortunate answer may be yes, due in part to a difference in the rate of inter-hospital transfer, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
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Tiny fighter: From lifesaving surgery at 3 days old to College World Series
Newborn who received congenital heart surgery at three days old joins family at the College World Series in Omaha.