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Researchers uncover distinct molecular subgroups of kidney disease for personalized treatment
Researchers have used advanced computer algorithms to uncover distinct molecular subgroups of kidney diseases, independent of clinical classifications. These findings have significant implications for personalized treatment approaches.
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Young heart transplant recipient fights off cancer
Young heart transplant recipient develops post-transplant lymphoma, but perseveres
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Playing short order cook, forcing clean plates may sabotage healthy eating habits in kids
While most parents of preschool and elementary aged children strive to give their children a balanced, nutritional diet, some of their strategies to promote healthy eating may backfire.
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Rise seen in use of antibiotics for conditions they can’t treat – including COVID-19
Overuse of antibiotics can lead bacteria to evolve antimicrobial resistance, but Americans are still receiving the drugs for many conditions that they can’t treat.
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Study Shows Medical Marijuana Use Decreased in States with Legalized Recreational Use
The number of patients using cannabis for medical purposes has increased more than 600 percent since 2016.
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New urine-based test detects high grade prostate cancer
A new urine-based test helps men avoid unnecessary biopsies and addresses a major problem in prostate cancer: how to separate the slow growing form of the disease unlikely to cause harm from more aggressive cancer that needs immediate treatment.
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Helpful enzymes vanish in many patients with antiphospholipid syndrome
Researchers recently revealed a new mechanism behind antiphospholipid syndrome that the investigators hope will eventually allow treatments to be targeted closer to the source of the problem.
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Data shows medical marijuana use decreased in states where recreational use became legal 
Data on medical cannabis use found that enrollment in medical cannabis programs increased overall between 2016 and 2022, but enrollment in states where nonmedical use of cannabis became legal saw a decrease in enrollment
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Michigan Medicine part of research group awarded $15 million to study inflammation's impact on heart, brain health
Research teams from Michigan Medicine, Northwestern University and University of Pittsburgh will lead a $15 million project dedicated to studying inflammation’s role in cardiac and brain diseases. The specific work by Michigan Medicine will focus on the driving forces behind inflammatory processes linked to aging and obesity and how to prevent inflammation that could lead to heart failure, dementia and other diseases.
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What parents should know about teen drug and alcohol use
An expert from the University of Michigan Addiction Center shares the impacts of teen substance use and what families can do to help youth who may be at risk or showing signs of addiction.
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Spatial atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution will bolster reproductive research
New map of the ovary provides a deeper understanding of how oocytes interact with the surrounding cells during the normal maturation process, and how the function of the follicles may break down in aging or fertility related diseases.
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Addressing fall risks in people with multiple sclerosis
Among people with multiple sclerosis in the United States, more than half experienced at least one fall in a six-month period and approximately one-third of those falls resulted in an injury.
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Long road of rehab: young man recovers after cascade of serious health issues
After a series of life altering health setbacks following a devastating crash, Gabe Villanueva’s is on an extraordinary journey of survival thanks to the highly skilled team at University of Michigan Health.
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Study reveals potential to reverse lung fibrosis using the body’s own healing technique
A recent U-M study uncovers a pathway utilized during normal wound healing that has the potential to reverse idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Despite stigma, many support making menstrual products more accessible, study suggests
Survey shows many teens and young adults support making menstrual products more accessible to fight "period poverty."