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When Data Parasites Are a Positive
A Michigan Medicine cardiologist says a growing trend of data sharing will help to move science forward.
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Basic Cell Discovery Could Lead to Improved Drugs for Heart Failure
Investigators at Michigan Medicine determine that receptors inside heart cells could be targets for better beta blockers and could lead to improved drugs for heart failure.
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Harnessed to Reliably Create Embryo-like Structures
Researchers develop new way to reliably create induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) colonies from adult tissue.
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Study Suggests Exercise After Concussion Improves Recovery
New study shows that supervised exercise could aid in faster recovery from sports-related concussions.
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Study: Helping Some Infants with Fevers Avoid Painful Tests in the ER
Study finds less invasive tests could still detect serious infections in infants.
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Innovative Investment Strategy Aids Search for New Cancer Drugs
Three early-stage cancer drug projects receive pilot grants to help them advance from the bench toward the bedside.
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Study Cautions Against Catch-All Assumptions About LVADs
Michigan Medicine study investigates the effects of significant mitral regurgitation on patients after the implantation of a left ventricular assist device.
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Using Marijuana to Treat Glaucoma
Now with recreational marijuana legalized in Michigan, it’s easier for glaucoma patients to substitute traditional treatment methods for a joint. But does it..
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Moments of Clarity, Glimmers of Hope
How unexpected awakenings in dementia patients might shed new light on the disease, according to University of Michigan researcher and colleagues
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Does Anesthesia, Invasive Surgery Increase Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Risk?
Hesitation to put MS patients on the operating table, due to relapse risk, may have physicians delaying important surgeries unnecessarily.
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Nitro-oleic Acid Shows Promise as NAFLD Treatment in Mice
U-M researchers identify a potential treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Why Women Get Autoimmune Diseases Far More Often Than Men
Researchers cause a lupus-like disease in mice by amplifying the amount of a single “master regulator” factor — suggesting both a root cause for known differences between the sexes and a target for new treatments.
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Impeding White Blood Cells in Antiphospholipid Syndrome Reduced Blood Clots
A new study examined APS at the cellular level and found that two drugs reduced development of blood clots in mice affected with the condition.
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New DNA ‘Shredder’ Technique Goes Beyond CRISPR’s ‘Scissors’
A tool borrowed from bacteria successfully seeks out, cuts and destroys long stretches of human cells’ DNA, opening doors to new uses in research and treatment.
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U-M Team Makes Strides in Tissue Regeneration Research
Groundbreaking new research marrying high-intensity focused ultrasound with genetically modified cells may spur bone and soft tissue regeneration.