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Support from others in stressful times can ease impact of genetic depression risk

Stress can interact with genetic vulnerability to depression, and with added or lacking support from friends and family, to affect depressive symptoms.
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Many older adults lack clear eyesight, even with glasses

Vision impairment disproportionately impacts older adults
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Research with a purpose

Alyssa Dreffs, originally a patient, is now a researcher with personal motivation behind her work.
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Medicare policy change could increase inequity in heart transplant access, study finds

Patients seen at transplant centers had almost 80% higher odds to receive “bridge-to-transplant” designation
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Researchers uncover new cell types involved in osteoarthritis

And the development of a new slow-release drug seeks to target them
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Tracking radiation treatment in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy

Radiation, used to treat half of all cancer patients, can be measured during treatment for the first time with precise 3D imaging developed at the University of Michigan.
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Nearly 1/3 of people with chronic pain turn to cannabis

More than half of adults surveyed reported that the use of cannabis led them to decrease their pain medications.
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Geometry of the brain, dimensions of the mind

Researchers identify new ways to characterize states of consciousness
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Few pregnant people who died of overdose, suicide in Michigan received proper treatment before death

A review of maternal deaths suggests most individuals had documented behavioral health conditions but only one-third received appropriate pharmacologic treatment before death
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Mental health, substance abuse treatment facilities don't provide communication access to Deaf, Hard of Hearing patients

These services, researchers found, were largely inaccessible to people who use sign language, discriminating against already ‘severely marginalized’ population in the United States.
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Michigan Health Lab’s most read articles of 2022

The year provided one fascinating research story after another.
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Massive international study uncovers genes involved in heart disease

Scientists link dozens of new genome sites to coronary artery disease risk and pioneer a powerful method for illuminating the biological roots of common disease.
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For antiphospholipid syndrome patients, lab results don’t always paint the full picture

Patients with APS have concerns about their ability to function normally, even when their blood work and clinical visits appear normal.
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Can pickle juice reduce cirrhotic muscle cramping?

Liver experts examine the effects of pickle juice on both muscle cramping and quality of life.
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Reducing opioids prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty can be beneficial for patients and doctors

Large doses of opioids are commonly prescribed after total knee and hip arthroplasty to avoid call-ins for refills, but smaller doses can be just as effective.