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Myositis: Understanding the Rare Autoimmune Disease
Myositis is a rare autoimmune disease signified mainly by profound muscle weakness. A Michigan Medicine expert talks about symptoms, treatments and research related to the condition.
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Helping Patients Prep Mind and Body for Surgery Pays Off, Study Suggests
Surgical prehabilitation program that encouraged health risk reduction and positive psychology was associated with lower length of stay and costs after operations of high-risk patients.
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How Baby Jordan Brought FETO, and Hope, to Midwest
After receiving a rare prenatal diagnosis, one Michigan Medicine surgeon helped a family’s unborn baby get an experimental utero surgery called fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO).
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To Remember Her Surgery, a Young Mom's Unique Keepsake
After undergoing neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, one patient kept a unique souvenir.
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A Simple Twist of Cell Fate
New research suggests that when embryonic stem cells are exposed to certain proteins during development influences what kind of cells they will become.
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U-M Researchers Find New Function for Macropinocytosis in Mammalian Cell Growth
Research suggests the possibility of a more general phenomenon, applicable to the growth of other primary cell types.
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U-M Team Sheds New Light on the Role of Regulatory T Cells in Pancreatic Cancer
In mouse models, the work uncovers a new potential target to improve immunotherapy approaches to the deadly disease.
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This Drug Could Save Their Lives, But Less Than 2% Get It
Prescribing guidelines recommend the opioid overdose rescue drug naloxone for anyone taking high-dose prescription opioids, overdose survivors and people with opioid addiction. A new study shows few receive it.
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BMI Over Time Beats Genetics in Predicting Future Obesity
Genetic testing as a determinant of future obesity is not as effective as tracking a patient’s BMI over time, a new study finds.
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Children Frequently Receive Unnecessary Medical Care Regardless of Insurance Type
1 in 9 publicly insured and 1 in 11 privately insured children received low-value care in 2014, researchers find.
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Having a Baby May Cost Some Families $4,500 Out-Of-Pocket
A new Michigan Medicine study finds families may be paying more money out-of-pocket when it comes to delivering a baby.
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Artificial Intelligence Improves Brain Tumor Diagnosis
Neuropathologists are creating a partnership with AI by teaching it how to help diagnose brain tumors with more speed, accuracy and efficiency.
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A Replacement for Exercise?
Michigan Medicine researchers recently found that Sestrin, a naturally occurring protein in the body, mimicked the benefits of exercise in flies and mice.
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Drug Trial Seeking First Ever Treatment for Dangerous Side Effect of Prader-Willi Syndrome
A worldwide research effort is underway for finding a treatment option for hyperphagia, the most common genetic cause of life-threatening childhood obesity.
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Older Adults Use Online Physician Ratings, but View Them Cautiously, Poll Shows
Online reviews giving recommendations about doctors are viewed by older adults looking to choose a physician, but they factor them in with word-of- mouth reputation and more.
