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Coronavirus: Decoding the Spiky Fuzz-Ball
Seen as the visual representation of the pandemic, one expert says the image should also be used as an educational tool.
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How Viruses and Bacteria Balance Each Other in the Gut Microbiome
New research shows bacterial viruses could offer a way of beneficially altering the gut microbiome for the treatment of disease.
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Study Suggests Method to Starve Pancreatic Cancer Cells
Rather than attacking cancer cells directly, new cell-model research probes weaknesses in pancreatic cancer’s interactions with other cells to obtain nutrients needed for tumor growth.
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How Diabetes and Obesity Affect the Brain
Through a Q&A, a physician-scientist explains his latest research in the area
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This MicroRNA Might Help Detect, Treat Ovarian Cancer
New ovarian cancer research shows microRNA biomarker miR-181a could hold the key to earlier detection and treatment of the disease.
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Could the Cure for IBD Be Inside Your Mouth?
Can poor oral health cause IBD? New research shows oral hygiene may be directly linked not only to the worsening of the inflammatory illness, but may even be the cause of systemic disease.
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Human Growth Hormone Treatment After ACL Injury May Prevent Loss of Muscle Strength
Human growth hormone (HGH) treatment may improve long term outcomes for patients after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery.
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What the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Reveals
Researchers are mapping the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to better understand how the novel coronavirus behaves.
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Surgical Volume Improves Patient Outcomes — But Should Related Procedures Count?
A U-M study of pancreatic cancer surgeries suggests experience with related procedures could help when setting volume standards for relatively rare operations.
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Clinical Trial Offers Clues About Why Some Metastatic Prostate Cancers Don’t Respond to Anti-Androgen Therapy
Transcriptional profiling identifies a gene program active in metastatic prostate cancers that failed to respond to enzalutamide treatment.
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Turning On the ‘Off Switch’ in Cancer Cells
Researchers have made strides toward targeting cancer in a new way. Through a collaboration between institutions and various scientific disciplines, scientists found a new way to attack a previously undruggable tumor suppressor.
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Pivoting Critical Care Research to Help with the COVID-19 Pandemic
From a negative pressure helmet to enhanced protocols, researchers at the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care are adapting their research to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Diagnostic Biomarkers Uncovered for Rare Kidney Cancer
Using next-generation RNA sequencing combined with data from local sources and The Cancer Genome Atlas, U-M researchers have uncovered the gene signature for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC).
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Identical Mice, Different Gut Bacteria, Different Levels of Cancer
A new study examines why different types of gut bacteria impact the development or suppression of colorectal cancer in mice.
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Rates of Pulmonary Complications Drastically Reduced with Newer Drug
New study shows significantly fewer post-surgery lung complications such as pneumonia and respiratory failure when sugammadex is used to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants used with anesthesia during surgery.