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New Study Identifies Causative Genes in Osteoporosis
Researchers identified two novel genes that affect bone-formation cells relevant to fractures and osteoporosis; understanding these genes could lead to more effective treatments.
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A Protein’s Surprising Role Offers Clues to Limit Graft-vs.-Host Disease
While it plays a protective role in other diseases, knocking out NLRP6 in mice led to better outcomes, less-severe symptoms after bone marrow transplant.
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Two Ways to Reduce Blood Thinner Risks That Lead to GI Bleeding
A new paper identifies strategies that providers might use to help their patients better balance the risks and benefits of anticoagulants.
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Woman’s Contact Lens Care Leads to Parasitic Eye Infection
Acanthamoeba, although rare, poses a significant risk to vision
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How Colon and Rectal Cancer Differ
Whether cancer is found in the rectum or the colon makes a big difference in the risk it poses and how it’s treated. What you need to know to get the right colorectal cancer diagnosis.
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March Madness With a Dose of Sleep Science
A neurologist at the University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center combined her basketball fandom and sleep science expertise to pick games in the tournament.
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TAVR Leads to ‘Beginning of a New Life’
Learn how this septuagenarian went from planning her funeral to dancing at her wedding, thanks to a procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR.
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To Predict Which Cancer Cells Will Attack the Brain, Scientists Harness the Power of Artificial Intelligence
A new precision medicine approach developed at the University of Michigan aims to predict cancer’s likelihood of migrating to the brain, and to aid in the search for new treatments
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5 Things to Know About Spinal Anesthesia for Infants
Spinal anesthesia, a needle-based procedure that provides sensory and movement block without loss of consciousness, is becoming a more common alternative to general anesthesia for infants.
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Registry Helps Move Aortic Dissection Care Forward
Diagnosis, treatments and outcomes for acute aortic dissection have evolved. An international registry reveals trends and the power of data.
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Does “Pay-to-Play” Put Sports, Extracurriculars Out of Reach?
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Open the envelope, learn your future: Match Day suspense ends for U-M medical students
Today at noon, 157 University of Michigan medical students ripped open envelopes, and instantly knew where they’ll spend the next three to seven years of their lives.
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Do Sleep Trackers Work? Pros and Cons to Know
The latest gadgetry designed to analyze your sleep has limits, experts say. And the tools are meaningless when healthy nighttime habits are ignored.
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Chronic Short Sleep Associated With Adolescent Obesity
Latest findings in the ongoing debate about catch-up sleep show it could be protective against obesity for older children and teens.
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U-M Faculty Members: My Residency Match Day
Michigan Medicine faculty members recount their own Match Day experiences and share their advice for U-M’s Medical School Class of 2019.