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Balance between sleep and exercise may be key to help osteoarthritis patients manage pain
Although osteoarthritis has no cure, researchers are developing a new intervention to improve patients’ chronic pain outcomes.
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Complexities of foot and ankle surgery: finding the right solutions
Foot and ankle conditions are as varied as the patients living with them. A U-M orthopaedic surgeon advocates personalized medicine to meet these unique needs.
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Sleep is vital to associating emotion with memory
According to a study, researchers find that disrupted sleep in mice leads to limited to no emotional responses.   
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“Springing forward” affects early birds less than night owls, study finds
Daylight Saving Time shift that loses an hour of sleep affects people whose genetic profile makes them “night owls” more than it does “early birds”.
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Focusing on the woman, not just the disability, could improve reproductive care
What researchers learned is being used to create the first patient-reported outcome measures for reproductive health in this population.  
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People with fibromyalgia substituting CBD for opioids to manage pain
The cannabis-derived substance provides fewer side effects, with less potential for abuse.
forearm wrist bone fracture with arrow pointing to it on xray
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Personalized medicine, not X-rays, should guide common forearm fracture treatments in older adults
The new findings will guide future treatments of distal radius fracture.
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Study shows when people with cerebral palsy are most likely to break bones
People with the condition risk fracture more than the general population, but the timing raises new questions.
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A better approach to caring for cirrhosis
Cirrhosis of the liver is a complex condition that requires a network of support to manage. Two U-M experts are working to improve the quality of cirrhosis prevention and care.
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Nearly Half of COVID-19 Patients Left Hospital in Worse Physical Condition
The results fill in a knowledge gap about how patients recover from the disease.
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Irregular Sleep Connected to Bad Moods and Depression, Study Shows
Irregular sleep schedules can affect mood and risk of developing symptoms of depression according to a study of first-year medical residents that used Fitbits and smartphones.
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How to Best Manage Crohn’s Disease
As Crohn’s disease rates increase steadily, effective evidence-based ways to treat the complex disease are more important than ever.
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More Than Half of People Using Cannabis for Pain Experience Multiple Withdrawal Symptoms
Medical cannabis and recreational marijuana users may not realize the headaches, dizziness, anxiety and other symptoms they feel between hits are signs of withdrawal.
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Study: Treatable Cause of High Blood Pressure Often Ignored
People whose blood pressure is hard to control might have another condition that’s the real culprit. So why aren’t they being tested for primary aldosteronism?
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Understanding Quality of Life for Caregivers of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
New research uses a unique survey tool to understand how caring for a person with TBI impacts the caregiver’s mental health and well-being.