Manipulating cell signaling for better muscle function in muscular dystrophy
Manipulating proteins in the body to compensate for the lack of dystrophin is one of many strategies being investigated to halt or reverse the muscle damage caused by DMD
Three Southeast Michigan health systems collaborate for historic 3-way kidney swap
The lives of six Michigan residents have changed for the better through an ultimate display of paying it forward: a historic 3-way kidney swap.
Could a drug engineered from bananas fight many deadly viruses? New results show promise
A banana a day may not keep the doctor away, but a substance originally found in bananas and carefully edited by scientists could someday fight off a wide range of viruses, new research suggests.
Lessons learned: Healthier outlook four years after school-based program
Lessons learned in sixth grade about healthy eating and the dangers of sitting too much led to greater fitness later for more than 1,000 kids enrolled in Project Healthy Schools
Four U-M faculty elected to prestigious National Academy of Medicine
U-M experts in cancer biology, emergency heart care, bone biology and chronic disease care are among the new members of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
X-citing X chromosome discovery could aid research on many sex-linked disorders
A new genetic discovery could help scientists understand exactly how one X chromosome in each cell of a female's body gets "silenced" – and perhaps lead to better treatment for X-linked diseases.
Laser-based imaging tool could increase accuracy, safety of brain tumor surgery
Brain tumor tissue can be hard to distinguish from normal brain during surgery. Neurosurgeons use their best judgment in the operating room but often must guess exactly where the edges of the tumor are while removing it. Now, a laser-based microscopic technology may help surgeons see the difference between tumor tissue and normal brain in real-time.
Could one of U-M's newest medical ideas help you or your family?
You might not see a tiny University of Michigan “block M” logo on the drugs, devices and methods your doctors use in the future. But new ideas and technology developed at U-M may very well be behind the care you get.
More women may have option to get IUD minutes after giving birth
More women may have the option to get an intrauterine device or contraceptive implant immediately after delivering a baby, thanks to expanding Medicaid coverage around the country.
Placebo power: Depressed people who respond to fake drugs get the most help from real ones, U-M study finds
When it comes to treating depression, how well a person responds to a fake medicine may determine how well they’ll respond to a real one, new research finds. Those who can muster their brain’s own chemical forces against depression, it appears, have a head start in overcoming its symptoms with help from a medication.
University of Michigan team helps perform first kidney transplants in Ethiopia
A University of Michigan-led team performed the first kidney transplants in Ethiopia last week, after spending more than two years to help establish a transplant center in the the African country.
Emergency department visit provides opportunity to reduce underage drinking
The results of a five-year trial from faculty at the University of Michigan Injury Center found giving youth in the emergency department a short intervention during their visit decreased their alcohol consumption and problems related to drinking over the following year.
Death & money in the ICU: Pneumonia findings surprise U-M researchers
When an older person gets hospitalized for pneumonia, where’s the best place to care for them? New research findings about deaths and health care costs in such patients fly in the face of conventional wisdom – and could change where doctors decide to treat them. Seniors with this common lung infection, the researchers show, had a better chance of surviving if they went to an intensive care unit rather than a general hospital bed.
U-M Health System announces plans to reposition itself for greater integration, improved patient care
The University of Michigan Health System – which includes three hospitals, the health centers, many basic science research departments and the UM Medical School – will be further integrated under a strategic approach outlined today to strengthen the university’s three-part health care mission of patient care, research and education.
Take your PICC: New guide aims to decrease dangers from long-term IV devices
More than a billion times a year, doctors and nurses insert tiny tubes into the veins of American hospital patients, so they can deliver lifesaving medicines, give fluids and nutrition, monitor key vital signs, and help patients with conditions ranging from cancer and pain to kidney failure and serious infections. Now, a U-M-led effort will help them choose the best device for each patient.
University of Michigan Health System launches hand transplant program
The University of Michigan Health System has launched a new hand transplant program, the first of its kind in Michigan, and is actively seeking adult candidates for this life-altering surgery.
Fewer women in Michigan getting minimally invasive hysterectomies since FDA guidelines
Has the FDA communication on morcellation affected hysterectomies?
A new factor in depression? Brain protein discovery could lead to better treatments
Low. Down. Less than normal. That’s what the word depression means, and what people with depression often feel like. But sometimes, depression can mean too much of something – as new research shows.
Federal government to try out value-based insurance design
A health insurance model designed to improve care and cut costs — a concept that grew out of a decade of work at the University of Michigan — will be tested in seven states, according to an announcement today from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Medicare ACOs continue to improve quality of care, generate shared savings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued results showing that the Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) that includes all UMHS physicians continues to generate financial savings while improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries by fostering greater collaboration between doctors, hospitals, and health care providers.
"Pacing Parson" visits Ann Arbor on trek for pulmonary hypertension awareness
The 79-year-old walks across America to honor a friend's memory and she's galvanizing the world's medical minds in their mission to find a cure for pulmonary hypertension.
Fertility concerns impact breast cancer treatment decisions
Concerns about fertility kept a third of young women with breast cancer from taking tamoxifen, despite its known benefit in reducing the risk of breast cancer coming back.
Tdap booster vaccine rates triple at family care clinics using automated reminders
Vaccination rates for a critical booster shot tripled after clinics began using electronic prompts alerting them of patients needing the Tdap vaccine that protects against tetanus, diptheria, and whooping cough.
What’s lurking in your lungs? Surprising findings emerge from U-M microbiome research
With every breath you take, microbes have a chance of making it into your lungs. But what happens when they get there? And why do dangerous lung infections like pneumonia happen in some people, but not others? Researchers at the U-M Medical School have started to answer these questions.
Adrenals run amok: Discovery could aid precision medicine for high blood pressure
Each of your kidneys wears a little yellow cap that helps keep your blood pressure in check, and much more. But in some people, it starts running amok, pumping out a hormone that sends blood pressure sky-high. Why this happens is still a mystery. But new U-M findings could help figure out what’s going on.
One size does not fit all when it comes to marrow fat, scientists say
While most of us worry about the fat cells building up on the fleshy parts of our bodies, scientists have started to pay serious attention to another kind of fat cell deep inside our bones, in what’s called the marrow.
A grand space for learning: U-M reopens Taubman Health Sciences Library after $55M metamorphosis
The books moved out two years ago, and the construction crews moved in. And today, the University of Michigan’s Taubman Health Sciences Library reopens as a transformed space for learning, teaching and gathering. After a $55 million renovation, the 35-year-old building on the U-M medical campus has emerged from a metamorphosis that has made it into a new kind of library, and much more.
A new way to learn medicine: Innovative educational program greets incoming U-M Medical School class
This Sunday, 170 aspiring physicians will don the short white coats and stethoscopes that tens of thousands of U-M Medical School students before them have worn. But this class will experience medical school differently from their predecessors stretching back to 1850 -- or from their peers around the country today.
Seniors get mental health drugs at twice the rate of younger adults, but see psychiatrists less, study finds
Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications at more than twice the rate that younger adults do, a new U-M study finds. But they’re much less likely to be getting their mental health care from a psychiatrist.
University of Michigan recruiting advanced heart failure patients for new clinical trial
Trial studies new options for restoring quality of life for those with heart failure