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Former U-M Football Captain Teams Up with Doctor to Tackle Cancer Research

How two Michigan sports fans — a patient and a cancer researcher at U-M — are working together this football season to support melanoma research.
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Artificial Placenta Rescues Premature Lambs from Lung Failure

Learn about the latest advancements in artificial placenta research at U-M, including how an artificial womb saved premature baby lambs from lung failure.
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Back-to-School Anxiety: 6 Ways to Fight the Fear

Learn the signs of back to school anxiety and find six tips for helping your child cope with anxiety about school.
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10 alternatives to CPAP for treating obstructive sleep apnea

Get the latest information on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment options, including ten CPAP alternatives like position therapy, mouthpieces and surgery
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6 Tools to Help Prevent Depression in College Freshman

A 2016 study found that 12% of college freshman are frequently depressed. Learn how to prevent depression in college students with these six tips from U-M.
Child Masturbation
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Young children and masturbation: should you worry?

Many parents are alarmed to find their young child engaged in genital stimulation. However, in young children, genital stimulation is not associated with sexual activity and is actually quite common...
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Alzheimer’s Disease vs. Dementia: What’s the Difference?

What's the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's disease? Discover key differences between two from the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center.
Formula
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Formula and Infants

Children under the age of 12 months should be given breast milk or formula to drink. Learn more about choosing the right formula for your baby, preparing it and, when the time comes, weaning your baby off of it...
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Make Prostate Cancer Awareness a Priority This Father’s Day, Survivor Urges

After his own treatment for prostate cancer, one father and husband encourages all men to learn more about the disease.
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Annual ASCO Meeting Suggests an Optimistic Future for Cancer Care

Michigan Medicine oncologists highlight some of the top findings that came from the field’s largest professional meeting.
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How Music Therapy Complements Cancer Care

Skilled musicians provide therapeutic power in a health care setting. Learn more about the unique artistic partnership.
speech development
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Signs your child's speech and language development is on track

Speech and language development is an essential part of development, here are ways to you tell if your child is on track.
kids and digital media
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Kids and Digital Media

Today’s kids are growing up immersed in digital media. Parents often feel like they can’t keep up, can’t keep track of what their kids are doing, and struggle with creating rules about digital media use...
Reading and Literacy
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Reading and Literacy in Children

Reading and writing skills are important factors in your child’s success in school and work. Reading can also be a fun and imaginative activity for children, which opens doors to all kinds of new worlds for them...
Sibling Rivalry
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The realities of sibling rivalry

Sibling rivalry can be frustrating for parents but there are plenty of ways to improve it.