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Caregiving without a net: Poll shows who needs help most
1 in 3 people over 50 act as caregivers to adult family members or friends, but a sizable percentage don't feel like they have the support they need, or don't know about or use programs like adult day care or respite care that could help them.
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Complex connections among bipolar disorder, substance use and suicide
Discover how bipolar disorder, substance use and suicide risk intersect. Research, clinical and lived experience experts at Michigan Medicine share findings, treatment strategies, and personal insights.
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A unique patient case inspiring research
Mallory Mattison serves as the inspiration behind critical medical research that’s supporting other patients like her with lipodystrophy syndromes
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Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer: Now what?
A pancreas cancer surgeon explains from Michigan Medicine how to find the best place for treatment, why that matters, and what to expect from the process.
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Thoughts don’t kill people, but study suggests options for keeping guns from doing so
Firearm-related thoughts, and the potential for action to prevent people from acting on those thoughts impulsively, are the subject of a new nationally representative study.
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Doctors perform first liver transplant in Michigan for colon cancer
Andrew Sweeney was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer at age 31 and underwent a liver transplant, chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
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1 in 3 parents fear their teen or young adult could cause a crash
Motor vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of death for teens and young adults, yet many families may underestimate the risks close to home, suggests a new national poll.
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FDA-approved cancer drug fedratinib reshapes how cell organelles communicate, providing new therapeutic avenues
University of Michigan researchers found that the FDA-approved drug fedratinib can lead to endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria contact site formation, providing a potential therapeutic avenue.
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For rural firearm owners, Store Safely program offers options to enhance secure firearm storage
Because firearm ownership is common across northern Michigan communities, Cynthia Ewell Foster, a University of Michigan clinical Professor of Psychiatry, began piloting a program to encourage secure storage of firearms several years ago in partnership with Sarah Derwin of the Marquette County Health Department.
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Revolutionizing child neurology residency training
Rachel Gottlieb-Smith, M.D., Child Neurology Residency Program Director at Michigan Medicine, is addressing gaps in clinicals for child neurology residents to improve their clinical skills, reshaping how residency programs nationwide could train future neurologists, ensuring that every graduate is fully prepared to provide optimal care.
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Colorectal cancer is no longer just a disease of older adults
With colorectal (CRC) on the rise in younger patients, a specialist in gastroenterology and human genetics discusses why that may be and what to look for.
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Cell death in photoreceptor cells is reversible, study finds
A team of researchers from the University of Michigan found functional mitochondria are key to the recovery of dying photoreceptor cells.
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New hope for early diabetes detection
The research offers an actionable monitoring method that may guide the administration of current and emerging therapeutics more effectively than the current diagnostics that only assess disease risk or detect disease after destruction of insulin producing cells.
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When an eating disorder becomes a medical emergency
Eating disorders are sometimes diagnosed only after causing physical issues leading to hospitalization. But many hospitals don’t have specialized ED care; a Michigan-created guide for clinicians and families can help.
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Motorcycle helmet repeal linked to 26% rise in crash-related hospital costs
A study of motorcycle crash-related hospital costs in Michigan and three comparison states shows a rise after the helmet requirement was repealed.
