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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Basic Cell Discovery Could Lead to Improved Drugs for Heart Failure
Investigators at Michigan Medicine determine that receptors inside heart cells could be targets for better beta blockers and could lead to improved drugs for heart failure.
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Harnessed to Reliably Create Embryo-like Structures
Researchers develop new way to reliably create induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) colonies from adult tissue.
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Anxiety Among Patient Factors Linked to More Opioid Use After Surgery
New research from Michigan Medicine could help doctors identify which patients are more likely to continue opioids after surgery
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Bringing Together Faith and Science to Fight HIV
A science-based education approach enlists religious leaders
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Diabetic Wound Care: New Discovery Points Toward Possible Treatment for Non-Healing Wounds
A new discovery points towards a possible treatment for non-healing, diabetic wound care
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Moments of Clarity, Glimmers of Hope
How unexpected awakenings in dementia patients might shed new light on the disease, according to University of Michigan researcher and colleagues
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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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A Strong Voice in the Fight Against Cystic Fibrosis
A U-M patient with cystic fibrosis is making an impact, raising awareness and money to improve the lives of people who have the inherited, chronic disease.
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Moderate Alcohol Intake Associated with Less Chronic Pain, Depression
People with chronic pain or fibromyalgia who engage in low-risk drinking habits report fewer symptoms and improved function than teetotalers.
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Designing New Proteins Could Lead to Cancer Treatment
U-M researchers lead the field in successful protein creation, a tactic that could lead to a newer, more effective class of drugs.
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Study Sheds More Light on Genes’ ‘On/Off’ Switches
Regulation of genes by noncoding DNA might help explain the complex interplay between our environment and genetic expression.
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Ganesh S. Palapattu, M.D. to lead U-M department of Urology
The U-M Board of Regents announced the appointment of Ganesh S. Palapattu, M.D., FACS as chair of Michigan Medicine’s Department of Urology. He replaces outgoing chair David Bloom, M.D., who served for 12 years. Palapattu began his role on February 1.
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What Drives Patients to Use Medical Marijuana: Mostly Chronic Pain
New study seeks to understand whether people are using cannabis for evidence-based reasons
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Bringing Faith and Science Together to Fight HIV in Africa
An enterprising science-based education program enlists clergy to help spread the word about HIV prevention and treatment.
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Sickle Cell Disease Could Be Treated by Turning Back the Clock
Reactivating genes normally active before birth could prevent the harmful effects of a blood disorder with few treatment options.
