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Searching for the biology of mental illness

For half a century, Michigan Medicine researchers have been working to understand why we feel the way we feel. Their findings have offered hope to patients with mental health conditions from anxiety and depression to addiction and bipolar disorder.
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Featured Stories See all featured stories Students on stage in costume perform a song during the 2015 Galens Smoker spoof show.
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Spoof positive
University of Michigan Medical students create and perform an annual spoof show called the Galens Smoker. The beloved tradition gives the students a chance to air grievances and let off steam.
 Illustration of person swinging from a tree on a swing made of DNA. A version of the same person is sitting at the base of the tree with their head down.
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Searching for the biology of mental illness
For half a century, Michigan Medicine researchers have been working to understand why we feel the way we feel. Their findings have offered hope to patients with mental health conditions from anxiety and depression to addiction and bipolar disorder.
 Photo of a child's hand petting a golden retriever. The retriever is reclined with his eyes closed.
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Canine comfort crew
Photo essay about a crew of Golden Retrievers who offer comfort to patients at University of Michigan hospitals.
Faculty Stories See all faculty stories Marschall Runge is standing in front of a window wearing a doctor's whitecoat and a blue and maize striped tie.
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Reflections on a decade of leadership at Michigan Medicine
A letter from outgoing dean of the University of Michigan Medical School.
 Michelle Hastings (right) and a student are working in the lab. They are wearing white lab coats and the student is holding lab equipment.
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Sci-fi to real life
Michelle Hastings, Ph.D., is bringing the promise of RNA therapy to rare diseases.
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What we understand — and misunderstand — about endometriosis
Obstetrician and gynecologist Sawsan As-Sanie, M.D., M.P.H., explains endometriosis, current treatments, and some of the things society, and even doctors, misunderstand about it.
Alumni Stories See all alumni stories Medical student Jessie Dalman assisting her father, Ronald Dalman (M.D. 1984), in the OR. Both are wearing surgical scrubs and masks.
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Class Notes for spring 2025
Updates from graduates of the U-M Medical School.
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In Memoriam
Remembering our alums and faculty
 A young woman holding a baby poses in front of a beautiful vista in the Upper Peninsula. Visible in the background are the lake and trees just starting to change color in the fall.
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The highs and lows of rural medicine
Four physicians who are alums of the U-M Medical School talk about the privileges and challenges of working in rural medicine.
Student Stories See all student stories Drawing of hands holding an anatomical heart. The background of the image is covered in cursive writing.
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Creativity helps med students feel connected
A student-run creative arts journal provides an outlet for medical students and other health care trainees.
 A family photo of Jake Ruduck with his wife, daughter, and dog. They are all sitting inside a white playhouse tent.
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Football, fatherhood, and a future in medicine
Former Wolverine and pro football player trades his football gear for a doctor's white coat.
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From investment banker to future doctor
Mustafa Saadi, M4, started in the finance world and is finding a second career in medicine.
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