Health Lab Articles
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How Signals Get Inside Cancer Cells and Spur Aggressive Growth
A surprising finding explains how a crucial cancer gene impacts cell signaling to drive cancer growth.
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Shining a Spotlight on Fibromuscular Dysplasia
May is Fibromuscular Dysplasia Awareness Month. Find out how this once rare yet serious condition is getting the attention it deserves.
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'All Is Better' After Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Procedure
A new endoscopic procedure designed to shrink the stomach without surgery helped a mother of five lose weight and regain an active lifestyle.
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39% of Americans More Anxious Today Than This Time Last Year
Although anxiety is rising across all age groups and demographic categories, there are notable distinctions among certain groups.
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A Heroic Effort to Make Health Insurance Education Entertaining
To help uninsured patients grasp the value of health care coverage, a collaborative awareness campaign salutes two kinds of superheroes.
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OSA in Older Adults: Often Present, Seldom Investigated
Research finds that more than half of Medicare beneficiaries have a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea, but few have been assessed for the sleep disorder.
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Dispelling 'Dry Drowning' and Other Swimming Safety Myths
Get information on swimming safety and learn the truth about common swimming myths, including whether or not dry drowning is real and how long to wait after eating.
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ECT Emerges as Cost-Effective for Treatment-Resistant Depression
After two other depression treatment options fail to give relief, a new analysis suggests patients and providers may want to look to electroconvulsive therapy.
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How Nurses Influence and Excel in Academic Research
Most nurses focus on caring for patients, but some also pursue academic research to improve standards of care. Six Michigan Medicine experts discuss the crucial connection.
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Cellphones at Summer Camp: Research Explores the Effects
A new study probes the benefits and drawbacks of digital media use among child and teen campers.
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Saved by a Liver Transplant, Former Soccer Player Looks Forward
After a lifetime of struggle, Edwen Lopez faced his biggest challenge: receiving a liver transplant. A Michigan Medicine transplant team was ready to help him win.
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Blocking the Molecular Source of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Successfully tested in mice, targeted drug and gene therapies might one day benefit patients with a deadly lung disease, new U-M research finds.
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A Lacrosse Accident, a Stroke and a Survivor: Brett’s Story
After an unexpected stroke, a young athlete is thankful for a new lease on life — and the care he received at Michigan Medicine.
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Teens and Alcohol
Although the minimum legal drinking age is 21, alcohol use and abuse continue to be major health problems amongst adolescents and young adults...
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Some Undocumented Immigrants May Benefit from Health Care Policy Shifts
Giving more health-care spending flexibility under a states’ rights approach could benefit a population the current administration has sought to discourage, a new report finds.
