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New Endoscopic Procedures Offer Alternative to Bariatric Surgery
A multidisciplinary Michigan Medicine program performs innovative weight-loss treatments using noninvasive techniques. Learn more about these options.
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Study: Cost and Weight-Loss Potential Matter Most to Bariatric Surgery Patients
A survey examines what qualities patients look for when choosing a bariatric surgery procedure. But those needs might not align with their final decision.
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New Clinical Research Program Takes Steps to Predict and Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers
A federal grant has helped U-M and five other institutions launch a collaborative effort to research the common and costly complication of diabetes.
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A New Type of Church Outreach: Diabetes Education
A program that provides peer-to-peer health counseling applies U-M research in a faith-based setting. See how it’s helping parishioners in need.
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Chiropractic Treatment and Vision Loss: Examining the Connection
In rare occurrences, forceful manipulation of the neck is linked to a damaging side effect: vision problems and bleeding inside the eye.
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Simple Nerve Stimulation May Improve Sexual Response in Women
A treatment designed to improve bladder dysfunction could have another use: helping women who struggle to achieve sexual arousal.
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Brain Protein That Helps Regulate Body Fat May Guide Anti-Obesity Drugs
A new study in mice finds that absence of a regulatory brain protein could hold the key to stimulating healthy weight loss.
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New Research Center Aims to Improve Aging with a Long-Term Physical Disability
Learn about the new Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) at U-M and find out how they aim to improve aging with a long term disability.
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Finding Cancer Prevention Clues in Foreign Diets, Lifestyles
A Michigan Medicine researcher traveled the globe looking for cancer prevention clues in foreign diets. See what she found out about the link between diet and cancer.
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How the Brain Plays a Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis Inflammation
A new study from researchers at Michigan Medicine explores links between chronic joint inflammation and cognitive impairment.
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Public Health Forums Fight Mental Health Stigma
Surveys suggest many people have stigmatizing beliefs toward people with mental illness. A partnership between U-M and the Ann Arbor District Library aims to do something about it.
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39% of Americans More Anxious Today Than This Time Last Year
Although anxiety is rising across all age groups and demographic categories, there are notable distinctions among certain groups.
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When Raised Among Drug and Alcohol Abuse, What Makes Some Teens ‘Resilient’?
Kids with a family history of substance use are likely to mimic those behaviors. A Michigan Medicine researcher studied their brain activity to see why certain youths do not.
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Study: Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Patients are Sicker, Costlier and Often Female
A new review of private insurance data finds that alcohol is a major contributor to cirrhosis cases — and that women drinkers are disproportionately affected.
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Low Total Testosterone in Men Widespread, Linked to Chronic Disease
New research finds that more men have suboptimal testosterone levels than previously known, and it may be putting these men at risk.