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A promising new target for antibiotics
A promising target for new and improved antibiotics are riboswitches, small stretches of RNA that regulate a process necessary for the production of proteins by the bacterial cell.
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A new life after stroke
A 34-year-old mom of two was able to recover after receiving life-saving stroke care, including treatment for a hole in her heart, at Sparrow Health System, part of U-M Health.
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Research sheds light on low rates of genetic testing for cancer
Research finds genetic testing for cancer can bring more knowledge to patients and their relatives, but not many people get it done.
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Fighting back against Parkinson's disease
The program, held at TITLE Boxing Club in Ann Arbor, is an affiliate of Rock Steady Boxing, a national nonprofit organization. Boxing helps patients with dopamine regulation, strength, stamina and camaraderie.
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What parents should know about eating disorders
Michigan Medicine experts talk about what parents should know about eating disorders.
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Study shows promising treatment for tinnitus
Tinnitus, the ringing, buzzing or hissing sound of silence, impacts 15% of adults in the United States have tinnitus. A recent study from researchers at the University of Michigan’s Kresge Hearing Research Institute suggests relief may be possible with treatment.
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Detroit high school students immersed in cardiovascular medicine program at U-M Health
A group of students from Detroit’s Cody High School spent a week immersed in the world of cardiovascular medicine and science, learning about possible careers and shadowing experts at University of Michigan Health’s Frankel Cardiovascular Center. The Careers in Cardiovascular Science and Medicine Program began began in 2022.
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Nearly every child at U-M Health C.S. Mott Children Hospital gains access to iPads at bedside thanks to $240K grant
Children who need dialysis, treatment for a chronic condition or an overnight stay at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital now have a new coping tool available.
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Kelly Ripa to be special guest at Michigan Medicine Women’s Health Luncheon
Michigan Medicine’s efforts to advance leading edge women’s health research will get a boost from actress and Daytime Emmy Award winning host of LIVE with Kelly and Mark, Kelly Ripa.
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University of Michigan receives $71M NIH grant to advance clinical & translational science
MICHR to tackle goal of diversifying and improving research to speed therapies for benefit of all patients
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New institute to support and catalyze opioid research
The University of Michigan has launched a new transdisciplinary institute that will bolster research collaborations and strengthen community engagement to address the national opioid overdose crisis, which leads to nearly 200 deaths per day across the United States.
University of Michigan Health, Sparrow officially join together to deliver world-class health care
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University of Michigan Health, Sparrow officially join together to deliver world-class healthcare
Sparrow Health System has officially joined University of Michigan Health, effective Saturday, April 1.
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Bentley's Michigan Answer
Bentley's Michigan Answer

As Marguerita Booth had never heard of a child being born with their organs on the outside of their body. And yet as she lay in the darkened room of her first ultrasound of her first pregnancy, she was suddenly introduced to a condition that surprisingly affects 1 in every 3600 babies.

Learn more about Bentley
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Kade's Michigan Answer
Kade's Michigan Answer

Alone. Scared. Never knowing who to trust or where to turn for help. That’s how Kade Fitzgerald of Jackson, Michigan lived the first 32 years of his life. Assigned female at birth, Kade knew at age 6 that he was meant to be a man.

Read Kade's story
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Merriah and Melliah's Michigan Answer
Merriah and Melliah's Michigan Answer

Few moments eclipse the joy of discovering that you’re pregnant with twins. But for 37-year-old Merrick and 37-year-old Mychal, the news that they’d be having fraternal girls with an expected delivery date of Christmas Day 2020 made the news even more exciting.

Read Merriah and Melliah's story
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Carter's Michigan Answer
Carter's Michigan Answer

Carter Hilton celebrated his sixth birthday by doing what he loves most: running around his backyard, dancing with his younger brother, and being chased throughout the house by his mom. It helps that Carter is a naturally exuberant child. It also helps that Michigan Medicine performed the first in-womb spina bifida surgery in Michigan nearly four months before Carter was born.

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Sierra's Michigan Answer
Sierra's Michigan Answer

Imagine two patients. Both the same age and height. The same gender and race. Both have a similar medical history. Two people, almost identical in every way. So, why does one of them, seemingly at random, develop diabetes?

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Dr. Valbuena's Michigan Answer
Dr. Valbuena's Michigan Answer

Most aspiring physicians study medicine with the hopes of saving lives, being on the cutting edge of research, or developing the latest therapies and technologies. For Dr. Valeria Valbuena, it was all of the above, plus one additional life-affirming goal.

Read Dr. Valbuena's story
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Dr. Vydiswaran's Michigan Answer
Dr. Vydiswaran's Michigan Answer

What if the true power of social media isn’t found in a like, tweet or follow? For an emerging field of research taking place at Michigan Medicine, it’s the data inside social media that may have the power to give patients bigger answers and better outcomes.

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Dr. Cunnane's Michigan Answer
Dr. Cunnane's Michigan Answer

Since 1958, millions of lives have been saved by what could arguably be considered as medicine’s biggest breakthrough – the pacemaker. And while its technology has dramatically improved over the last 63 years, chief concerns regarding the pacemaker have always been that it was too big and bulky and that the wires leading from it would sometimes break. But in February of 2020, Michigan Medicine helped change all of that.

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A promising new target for antibiotics
A promising target for new and improved antibiotics are riboswitches, small stretches of RNA that regulate a process necessary for the production of proteins by the bacterial cell.
Health Lab
A new life after stroke
A 34-year-old mom of two was able to recover after receiving life-saving stroke care, including treatment for a hole in her heart, at Sparrow Health System, part of U-M Health.
cancer cell yellow blue
Health Lab
Research sheds light on low rates of genetic testing for cancer
Research finds genetic testing for cancer can bring more knowledge to patients and their relatives, but not many people get it done.
Health Lab
Fighting back against Parkinson's disease
The program, held at TITLE Boxing Club in Ann Arbor, is an affiliate of Rock Steady Boxing, a national nonprofit organization. Boxing helps patients with dopamine regulation, strength, stamina and camaraderie.
ears pattern on teal background
Health Lab
Study shows promising treatment for tinnitus
Tinnitus, the ringing, buzzing or hissing sound of silence, impacts 15% of adults in the United States have tinnitus. A recent study from researchers at the University of Michigan’s Kresge Hearing Research Institute suggests relief may be possible with treatment.
Health Lab
What parents should know about eating disorders
Michigan Medicine experts talk about what parents should know about eating disorders.
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