health lab Articles
Health Lab
When mom and dad’s DNA don’t match up, the embryo finds a way
Michigan Medicine publishes research on maternal CENP-C restores centromere symmetry in mammalian zygotes to ensure proper chromosome segregation.
Health Lab
Pairing up for health visits helps most older adults who try it
A poll looks at “care companions” who go to doctor’s appointments and other health care visits with someone else.
Health Lab
How GI behavioral therapy helped one patient escape the pain of pandemic stress
A patient found help with her irritable bowl syndrome, also known as IBS, with gastrointestinal behavioral therapy at Michigan Medicine.
Health Lab
Peripheral artery disease: What to know
A multidisciplinary team at Michigan Medicine answers important questions about peripheral artery disease, also known as PAD.
Health Lab
New child passenger safety laws in Michigan: What to know
Starting April 2, 2025, Michigan will be implementing new child passenger safety laws based on guidelines and best practices recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Health Lab
Adult stem cells show therapeutic promise in treating vision loss from macular degeneration
Researchers used retinal pigment epithelial stem cells derived from adult postmortem eye tissue in a phase 1/2a clinical trial. This is the first treatment to show promise for age-related macular degeneration or AMD.
Health Lab
Fish oil supplements may not work for certain cancer patients
Michigan Medicine study emphasizes the need to screen for the presence of ALOX15 in cancer patients when developing prevention strategies using fish oil supplements.
Health Lab
Two Big Ten schools connected by one bone marrow donation
The National Marrow Donor Program matches bone marrow donors with those who need it for cancer or blood disorder treatment. A University of Michigan Medical School graduate was able to give her marrow and a second chance at life to a young girl in Nebraska.
Health Lab
Nanoscale images of a blood clotting protein complex reveal a secret to the clotting chain reaction
New detailed 3D structures of blood clotting proteins, made possible by using cryogenic-electron microscopy, have solved a mystery vexing biological chemists for more than 30 years.
Health Lab
An AI model accurately predicts how cells end up in position inside tissues
Understanding transitions from cell to tissue in space and over time: A new modeling tool from the Welch lab at Michigan Medicine.
Health Lab
7-year-old faces cancer treatment with ‘optimistic sassiness’
Emilia Pigeon was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that starts in immature nerve cells. She was treated with chemotherapy and surgery and continues to do well.
Health Lab
Esophagectomy patient’s daughter uses skills as nurse to help him prepare and recover from procedure
When a University of Michigan Health nurse’s father underwent a esophagectomy on the floor she works on, she knew it was time to use her expertise to best prepare her father for the procedure.
Health Lab
Parents of kids with health conditions less confident about a positive school year
Parents of children with health conditions are more likely to be concerned about their child adjusting to a new school or teacher, dealing with conflict, staying healthy, keeping up with homework and fitting in or making friends, a national poll suggests.
Health Lab
How genetic testing impacts the whole family
Rogel Cancer Center researcher Steven J. Katz, M.D., M.P.H., on how genetic testing results impact both the cancer patient and their family.
Health Lab
Helping kids with ADHD thrive in school
ADHD impacts almost 1 in 11 children. Read how parents can recognize the signs and support your child in and out of the classroom
