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How the Polio Vaccine Virus Occasionally Becomes Dangerous
Genetic study of the live vaccine could help efforts toward eradication.
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A Change of Heart
A new drug being tested for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy changed the structure of the heart in a new report from a clinical trial.
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Exploring a New Weapon Against COVID-19 Cytokine Storm
Researchers have created an experimental device that, instead of inhibiting inflammatory proteins in COVID-19 patients, changes the phenotype of circulating white blood cells, helping wean two patients off ECMO.
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New Cause of COVID-19 Blood Clots Identified
A new study reveals the COVID-19 virus triggers production of autoantibodies circulating through the blood, causing blood coagulation and clots in people hospitalized with the disease.
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New Map of the Immune Landscape in Pancreatic Cancer Could Guide Future Personalized Immunotherapy Treatments
The analysis highlights the diversity of immune response in pancreatic cancer, and points toward the need for treatments tailored to individual patients.
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Discovering the Molecular Processes in Kidney Cells That Attract and Feed COVID-19
What about the kidneys make them a hotspot for COVID-19’s cytokine storm? A research team says it’s the presence of a protein found on specialized renal transport cells.
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Health Care Workers Struggled With Mood, Sleep in First Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
A new survey of more than 800 health care workers finds reason to increase support for front line employees as the pandemic continues.
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Toward a New Staging System for Prostate Cancer, and Why it Matters
The U-M-led development and validation of a staging system for non-metastatic prostate cancer could help doctors and patients assess treatment options, as well as improve clinical trials.
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Axitinib Improves Survival for Patients with Incurable Head and Neck Cancer
This phase 2 trial also identified a subset of patients with specific mutations who may see the most benefit from the drug.
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Bad Bacteria Make Their Own Food to Colonize the Gut
How E coli. and other illness-causing bugs get past the microbiome’s defenses.
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COVID-19 Through the Lens of Basic Science
Watch four Michigan Medicine experts discuss the role of fundamental science in ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Women with Inflammatory Breast Cancer Are Living Longer, But the Gap Between White and Black Patients Persists
A U-M Rogel Cancer study provides an updated, more comprehensive look at trends for this rare, aggressive form of breast cancer over the last four decades.
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Weighing Risks and Benefits for Glaucoma Patients During COVID-19
Michigan Medicine ophthalmologists create a scalable algorithm for triaging appointments during the pandemic
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High Throughput Screening Identifies Molecules That Reduce Cellular Stress
While there is no actual fountain of youth, a new study shows a high throughput technique could help researchers find drugs that improve health and lengthen lifespan.
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High Blood Pressure Linked to Baroreflex in Rats
Animal model observation may reveal new cause of hypertension.
