Kelly Malcom
Lead Research Communicator

Malcom is a lead research communicator for Michigan Medicine and research communications strategist for the U-M Medical School, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, and health and science writing. She covers the basic science departments, pulmonary and critical care medicine, infectious disease, pathology and anesthesiology. Contact: [email protected]
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E. coli Gain Edge by Changing their Diets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A mouse study hints that the gut microbiomes of Crohn’s disease and IBD patients may be improved through dietary changes.
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Immune system targets vitamin B12 pathway to neutralize tuberculosis bacteria
Immune system compound itaconate shown to block vitamin B12 pathway that tuberculosis-causing bacteria need to survive.
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Should You Take CBD for Pain?
CBD oil and other supplements containing cannabidiol are gaining popularity, but does CBD work for treating chronic pain?
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Genes Linked to Sex Ratio and Male Fertility in Mice
New Michigan Medicine research find genes that help maintain the 50-50 balance between male and female offspring.
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Epigenetic Changes to Gene Affect Key Cells Behind Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
A recent epigenetic discovery could inspire new treatments for patients living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
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How the Colon Prioritizes Gas Detox Over Energy Use
Smelly farts are one way our bodies manage our well-being. It turns out expelling noxious gas takes priority in our guts.
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U-M teams receive $25.5 million for opioid-related prevention and treatment research
As the nation continues to battle an epidemic of addiction and overdose related to opioids and other drugs, several teams of University of Michigan researchers have received millions of dollars in new federal funding to address the issue head-on.
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Michigan Medicine names executive vice dean for research, chief scientific officer
Steve Kunkel, Ph.D., has been appointed as the permanent executive vice dean for research and chief scientific officer for Michigan Medicine, effective Sept. 1.
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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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Anxiety Among Patient Factors Linked to More Opioid Use After Surgery
New research from Michigan Medicine could help doctors identify which patients are more likely to continue opioids after surgery
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Bringing Together Faith and Science to Fight HIV
A science-based education approach enlists religious leaders
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Diabetic Wound Care: New Discovery Points Toward Possible Treatment for Non-Healing Wounds
A new discovery points towards a possible treatment for non-healing, diabetic wound care
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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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‘Mystical’ Psychedelic Compound Found in Normal Brains
A study in rats has revealed the presence of naturally occurring dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an increasingly popular hallucinogen.
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