Health Lab Articles
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‘Mystical’ Psychedelic Compound Found in Normal Brains
A study in rats has revealed the presence of naturally occurring dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an increasingly popular hallucinogen.
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Scleroderma Support: Patients Find Help Online
A new website is helping patients with scleroderma learn more about the condition, how to manage their symptoms and self-advocacy strategies.
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Interpreters Ensure Equitable Health Care Access
Seeking medical treatment can be stressful, confusing and even dangerous with a language barrier. U-M’s interpreter services team strives to bridge the gap, despite recent political challenges.
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Newly Defined Cancer Driver is Fast, Furious and Loud
Researchers characterize three ways in which the gene FOXA1 mutates to trigger prostate cancer.
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Coping with PTSD During Fireworks Season
For victims of gun violence and veterans of war who have post-traumatic stress disorder, the Fourth of July holiday can be a stressful time of year.
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3D-Printed Device Allows Teen to Attend Prom Without Trach Tube
A U-M otolaryngology team has designed an innovative trach plug for patients who either no longer need a tracheostomy tube or require support only intermittently.
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By Cannibalizing Nearby Stromal Stem Cells, Some Breast Cancer Cells Gain Invasion Advantage
Cancer biologists and engineers collaborated on a device that could help predict the likelihood of breast cancer metastasis.
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‘M-RISE’ Research Program Aims to Prevent Brain Damage Caused by Cardiac Arrest
American Heart Association funding will allow Michigan Medicine to establish a leading research and training program with a focus on preventing brain damage caused by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Living with One Disease Is Hard Enough; Living with Many Can Be Far Worse
A new tool “scores” patients based on the impact of their multiple chronic conditions. The tool reveals that those with higher scores have faster memory loss, a higher suicide risk and a higher overall risk of death.
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Surgery and PT Helps 5 Year Old Ride His Bike Again
After a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear at a trampoline park, an orthopaedic surgery and several physical therapy sessions helped a return to an active lifestyle.
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4 Lawn Mower Safety Rules Every Parent Should Know
Child lawn mower injuries can be severe. Read our top tips to keep children safe while mowing this summer.
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Blood Test Predicts Stroke Risk in Patients with Diabetes
A blood test in patients with diabetes reveals how levels of a protein associated with brain cell death could predict the risk of a future stroke.
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Standing Up to Surgical Scars
Kristin VanSingel is proud of her scars, the result of several critical heart surgeries since infancy that have kept her alive.
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Nitro-oleic Acid Shows Promise as NAFLD Treatment in Mice
U-M researchers identify a potential treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Donor dad: Father-daughter kidney transplant is 3,000th living organ donation at U-M
Weeks before Father’s Day, dad gives his 8-year-old daughter with a chronic kidney disease a life-saving gift.
