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1906 psychopathic hospital
News Release

Exploring the mind’s mysteries: 130 years of mental health care & innovation at U-M

When it opened in 1906 on Catherine Street near the University of Michigan’s main hospitals, the stately brick State Psychopathic Hospital meant something new in the world of mental health.
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Minding Memory

Can Your Voice Reveal Early Signs of Alzheimer’s?

In this episode, Lauren & Matt speak with Neguine Rezaii, MD, an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and a Board-Certified Neuropsychiatrist at Mass General Hospital. Dr. Rezaii’s research focuses on using natural language processing and artificial intelligence to improve the detection and classification of neurodegenerative disorders. Dr. Rezaii talks about her recent study, “Voiceprints of Cognitive Impairment: Analyzing Digital Voice for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias,” which explores how artificial intelligence can analyze short speech samples to identify subtle signs of cognitive impairment. The study used speech recordings from 120 individuals and found that features such as pauses, word choice and the specificity of language can help distinguish cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. The conversation also explores how a simple 30-second speech test could potentially be used in clinical settings to support earlier detection and monitoring of cognitive impairment, as well as the challenges and ethical considerations that come with using AI to analyze something as personal as a person’s voice.
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Philanthropy News

Foundation gift inspires additional gifts to strengthen youth mental health care

A $100,000 gift from the Annapurna Foundation is sparking a new U-M Health effort to ensure more Michigan youth receive mental health treatments proven to help them recover.
Portrait of Thomas Macek. He's wearing a navy blazer and light blue button-down shirt.
Philanthropy News

College of Pharmacy alum advances U-M Medical School addiction research

Grateful for support that help launched his career in pharmacology research and drug development, Tom Macek, Ph.D., has made a gift to the University of Michigan Medical School to advance addiction research.
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Health Lab

More leucovorin prescribed to kids after federal officials touted its unproven benefits for autism

A new study finds sharp increase in dispensing of leucovorin after high profile news conference touting its unproven benefits for autism.
Groundbreaking Granger Behavioral heatlh
News Release

UM Health-Sparrow breaks ground on Janice M. Granger Behavioral Health Building

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new behavioral healthcare facility on the UM Health-Sparrow campus in Lansing marked a new beginning for psychiatric care for all ages in mid-Michigan.