Kelly Malcom
Lead Research Communicator
Malcom is a lead research communicator for Michigan Medicine and research communications strategist for the U-M Medical School, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, and health and science writing. She covers the basic science departments, pulmonary and critical care medicine, infectious disease, pathology and anesthesiology. Contact: [email protected]
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Unlocking the Secrets of Brown Fat
Two Michigan researchers make major inroads into the biology of brown fat and its implications for weight loss and obesity-related diseases
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How a New Valve Therapy for COPD Helped One Patient Breathe Easier
Janice Bright describes how minimally invasive treatment for advanced COPD improved her quality of life.
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Study Reveals a Delicate Dance of Dynamic Changes in the Conscious Brain
To study consciousness, Michigan Medicine researchers use anesthesia in an attempt to gain a better understanding of moment-to-moment changes in the brain.
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How to Prepare for COVID-19
A lot of uncertainty still surrounds the evolving coronavirus outbreak. A Michigan Medicine expert offers nine practical things you can do to prepare yourself in the event that COVID-19 comes to your community.
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Updated Information on COVID-19: What Can You Do to Protect Against Coronavirus
The spread of COVID-19 is an evolving situation. Learn what you can do to protect against coronavirus.
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Approach Brings Pain Relief Without Opioids
Learning to manage chronic pain without prescription painkillers is a priority for many in the wake of the opioid crisis. A new approach to pain relief is helping hundreds manage their pain without pills.
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New Therapy Stops Seizures in Mouse Model of Rare Childhood Epilepsy
Researchers have made a genetic breakthrough in mice that could lead to new, revolutionary treatment options for SCN8A-related encephalopathy seizure disorder in babies.
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Abnormal Bone Formation After Trauma Explained and Reversed in Mice
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a form of abnormal healing typified by bone forming within muscle or soft tissue as the body heals from injury or surgery. Historically, there has been no treatment for HO, but new research suggests that could change.
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Back Pain Procedure Leads to Opioid Use for Some
Filling an opioid prescription after lumbar radiofrequency ablation is a risky move.
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Innate Immune Activation Behind Asthma Attacks from Common Cold
Most asthma attacks in children are caused by viruses like the common cold. Michigan researchers get closer to explaining why.
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Lung Bacteria Predicts Outcomes in ICU
Findings point to new clinical tool to assess--and perhaps treat—patients.
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The 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Should You Be Worried?
As the recent coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19, continues to develop, Michigan Medicine experts share what we know so far, and provide helpful context and facts for this evolving situation.
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Antiviral Compound Offers Hope Against Deadly Flu
A new study in mice finds an antiviral compound modeled after a banana protein is effective against several deadly viruses, including flu and coronaviruses.
Medicine at Michigan
$20M from the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation
Gift will establish the Frankel Innovation Initiative to accelerate the development of life-saving therapies
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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.
