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The elderly are more susceptible to viral lung infections. New research shows an immune cell in the lungs may help explain why.

A U-M study reveals sleep problems during pregnancy may be caused by untreated restless leg syndrome (RLS), a condition affecting one-third of pregnant women.

Clostridium difficile infection and prevention could be linked to excess gut calcium in awakening and prevention, according to new information on c. diff.

A Michigan pioneer paved the way for better infectious disease prevention and care, and for medical school-based research. A new book tells his story.

The stubborn cyst form of a common parasite can’t cause disease without a key digestion factor, new mouse research shows. This suggests an avenue for future treatments.

Researchers examined if a particular trial type could be successfully applied to stroke patients — and whether this approach may accelerate discovery of new treatments.

Michigan Medicine researchers sought to determine how much certain factors affect a patient’s decision to have elective diagnostic tests in the emergency department.

A new study sheds light on the risk of blood clots at all stages of ovarian cancer and the potential need for preventive blood thinners during pre-surgery chemotherapy.

How a new research initiative is empowering U-M physician-scientists to fight DIPG, one of the deadliest brain cancers, in innovative ways.

Ketamine is used increasingly during surgery to reduce pain during recovery. A recent study questioned the efficacy of this common practice.

Learn more about a new study that examines the association between digital technology interruptions to parent-child time and greater child behavior problems.

Researchers report a key protein is affected during heart valve formation, in the first genomewide study of bicuspid aortic valve.

Polyomavirus harnesses cellular “motors” to bring together the supplies that can build a portal for itself, researchers show.

Learn more about the most recent study from U-M’s long-standing psoriasis work, a new study that builds on the genetic architecture of psoriasis, the next step toward answering what in the genes causes the disease.

For the first time, researchers connected two different types of DNA snippets to identify individuals. This could help researchers across many fields — but isn’t without risk.