Commonly used catheters double risk of blood clots in ICU and cancer patients
Study sheds light on blood clot risks tied to certain catheters.
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What impacts whether African Americans call 9-1-1 immediately for stroke symptoms?
University of Michigan stroke specialists examine new approach to saving lives and reducing disability in the African American community.
Out of sync with the world: Brain study shows body clocks of depressed people are altered at cell level
Every cell in our bodies runs on a 24-hour clock, tuned to the night-day, light-dark cycles that have ruled us since the dawn of humanity. But new U-M led research shows that the clock may be broken in the brains of people with depression -- even at the level of the gene activity inside their brain cells.
Study finds gaps in “decision aids” designed to help determine right cancer screening option for patients
Can decision aids help patients and doctors determine the right time and method for cancer screening?
5,000 steps a day to avoid higher health insurance costs? When money talks, people walk
Study explores what happens when people who are obese are given an ultimatum by their health insurer: Exercise or pay more for health insurance.
U-M expands type 1 diabetes research with online sign-up, nationwide testing
Anyone who has seen a young relative cope with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes – or an adult relative handle the daily demands of the lifelong illness – knows what a toll it can take. Now, it’s even easier than ever for relatives of type 1 diabetes patients to help U-M researchers in the search for ways to prevent or delay the disease.
The Brain-Gut Connection: A Link between Depression and common hospital-acquired infection
Depression, being widowed and living alone increase risk of serious hospital-acquired infection.
FDA warning against high dose antidepressant prescription may be unwarranted, study finds
A new Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System and University of Michigan study calls into question the FDA’s warning against high dosages of citalopram after finding no increased risk for abnormal heart rhythms or death in patients who took daily doses of more than 40 milligrams before or after the warning took effect.
Meeting a critical need: U-M launches new center aimed at transforming critical care through research
America’s emergency, trauma & intensive care teams provide some of the world’s most advanced care, bringing patients back from the brink of death on a regular basis. But they can’t save the lives, limbs or health of all who suffer acute illness and injury. Now, a new U-M center will focus on finding new ways to treat such patients through cross-disciplinary research and entrepreneurial activity.
Study finds survival from cardiac arrest highest in the operating room or post-anesthesia care unit
A University of Michigan study found cardiac arrest was associated with improved survival when it occurred in the operating room (O.R.) or post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) compared to other hospital locations.
Risk of depression influenced by quality of relationships, U-M research says
After analyzing data from nearly 5,000 American adults, the researchers found that the quality of a person’s relationships with a spouse, family and friends predicted the likelihood of major depression disorder in the future, regardless of how frequently their social interactions took place.
Tart cherries linked to reduced risk of stroke
For the millions of Americans at risk for heart disease or diabetes, a diet that includes tart cherries might actually be better than what the doctor ordered, according to new animal research from the University of Michigan Health System.
Alternative therapies may help lower blood pressure
Can alternative therapies such as aerobic exercise, strength training or yoga help lower your blood pressure?
Grape intake may protect against metabolic syndrome-related organ damage
Consuming grapes may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, according to research presented this week at the Experimental Biology conference in Boston.
Teen moms at greater risk for later obesity, U-M study finds
Women who give birth as teens are significantly more likely to be overweight or obese later in life than women who were not teen moms, University of Michigan Health System study shows.
Science surprise: Toxic protein made in unusual way may explain brain disorder, U-M team finds
A bizarre twist on the usual way proteins are made may explain mysterious symptoms in the grandparents of some children with mental disabilities. The U-M discovery may lead to better treatments for older adults with a recently discovered genetic condition called Fragile X-associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome.
FDA approves Phase II of stem cell trial for ALS led by U-M's Dr. Eva Feldman
For nearly two years, U-M neurologist Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. has led the nation’s first clinical trial of stem cell injections in patients with the deadly degenerative disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often called ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Now, a new approval from the FDA paves the way for U-M to become the second site in the trial,
Mindfulness therapy might help veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder
A new study from U-M and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System shows that veterans with PTSD who completed a mindfulness-based group treatment plan showed a significant reduction in symptoms as compared to patients who underwent treatment as normal.
Do drugs for bipolar disorder "normalize" brain gene function? U-M study suggests so
Every day, millions of people with bipolar disorder take medicines that help keep them from swinging into manic or depressed moods. But just how these drugs produce their effects is still a mystery. Now, a new U-M study of brain tissue helps reveal what might actually be happening.
Spring cleaning in your brain: U-M stem cell research shows how important it is
Deep inside your brain, a legion of stem cells lies ready to turn into new brain and nerve cells when you need them. New research shows the vital role of a type of internal “spring cleaning” that both clears out garbage inside the cells, and keeps them in their perpetual stem-cell state.
25% don’t complete recommended breast cancer treatment
One-quarter of women who should take hormone-blocking therapies as part of their breast cancer treatment either do not start or do not complete the five-year course, according to a new study.
On-and-off approach to prostate cancer treatment may compromise survival
Taking a break from hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatments once the cancer seems to be stabilized is not equivalent to continuing therapy, a new large-scale international study finds.
Study finds dementia care costs among highest of all diseases; comparable to cancer, heart disease
The costs of caring for people with dementia in the U.S. are comparable to – if not greater than – those for heart disease and cancer.
Antidepressant helps relieve pain from chemotherapy, study finds
The antidepressant drug duloxetine, known commercially as Cymbalta, helped relieve painful numbness and tingling feelings caused by chemotherapy in 59 percent of patients, a new study finds. This is the first clinical trial to find an effective treatment for this pain.
Prostate cancer risk rises in men with inherited genetic condition
Men with an inherited genetic condition called Lynch syndrome face a higher lifetime risk of developing prostate cancer and appear to develop the disease at an earlier age, according to a new study.
Cash for weight loss? Works better when employees compete for pots of money, study finds
Do cash rewards for healthier habits work? Maybe, says a new study, if you add on one more condition – peer pressure.
Michigan hospitals national leaders in preventing common and costly urinary tract infections
Michigan hospitals take the lead in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
A paradox for young docs: New work-hour restrictions may increase, not decrease, errors
At hospitals around the country, young doctors help care for patients of all kinds – and work intense, long hours as part of their residency training. A new U-M-led study of more than 2,300 of them raises questions about how well new rules are protecting both patients and the doctors themselves
Ghanaian pregnant women who sleep on back at increased risk of stillbirth
Pregnant women in Ghana who slept on their back (supine sleep) were at an increased risk of stillbirth compared to women who did not sleep on their back, according to new research led by a University of Michigan researcher.
Pneumonia patients nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression, mental and physical impairments
The long-term consequences of pneumonia can be more detrimental to a person’s health than having a heart attack, U-M research shows.