Ian Demsky
Demsky was a previous Health Lab contributor and member of the public relations team.
Health Lab
U-M Research Suggests Studies of a Key Tumor Suppressor Protein Need a Second Look
Study: Commercially available antibodies used to investigate modification of key cancer braking mechanism aren’t fully reliable
News Release
Three shots at glory: U-M biomedical research picked for STAT Madness tournament
College basketball fans have March Madness. But for fans of medical research, there’s nothing like STAT Madness, an online tournament of science run by the STAT health news organization.
Health Lab
How Surgeons Are Working to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Improving outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients has been a long, slow road, but Michigan Medicine doctors are staying the course and are developing new methods of treatment for the disease.
Health Lab
Anti-Leukemia Compound Induces Complete Remission in Mouse Models
Research behind a drug compound that causes complete remission of a leukemia subtype in mouse models has recently spurred a human clinical trial.
Health Lab
Turning the Tables on Glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is a deadly brain cancer with little treatment options available, but Michigan Medicine researchers are working in the lab to change that.
Health Lab
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.
Medicine at Michigan
Equity in Academic Medicine
Data on discrimination experienced by physicians
Health Lab
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.
Health Lab
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.
Health Lab
Body Temperature May Provide Early Warning for Graft-Versus-Host Disease, a Study in Mice Suggests
Research suggests wearable temperature monitors may offer an inexpensive, non-invasive way to detect a life-threatening bone-marrow transplant complication.
Health Lab
A Chance to Speak Her Name: Tara Ogunde
A U-M law student, who passed of breast cancer in 2019, is remembered by her family and school in a special way.
Health Lab
U-M Approach Could Improve the Accuracy of Cancer Clinical Trials
An innovative way of assessing clinical trial-related imaging could reduce the kinds of errors that can distort results, study finds.
Health Lab
Top 10 Cancer Research Stories of 2019
The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center’s Top 10 stories of 2019.
Health Lab
Every Day Is a Gift, Says One Patient With Brain Cancer
After being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor, Kathy Bellmore has outlived her initial prognosis, and is going strong.
Health Lab
5 Things to Know About Cancer
A cancer diagnosis can lead to a lot of questions. Here are five essential things you need to know about cancer.
