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Department News
CDB Ranks 6th in NIH Research Awards
CDB ranks #6 among similar departments nationwide in NIH research awards.
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Health Lab
Patients on respiratory support in rural intermediate care units have higher death rates
Patients receiving ventilator life support in intermediate care units of rural hospitals had significantly higher death rates than patients in the same type of unit at urban hospitals, according to new study.
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Health Lab
Ketamine helped many severely depressed veterans, study shows
Intravenous (IV) ketamine helped relieve the depression symptoms of half of the veterans who received it at VA hospitals.
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Health Lab
Worries about costs, time off work and COVID-19 kept some older adults from having surgery
Elective surgery study shows older adults have concerns about what it will cost them, how much work they’ll miss and whether they’ll catch COVID-19.
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News Release
U-M Team receives NIH grant for collaborative research to speed ARDS diagnosis
Through a $4.17M NIH grant, a team of biomedical engineers, medical clinicians and data scientists from the Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation is collaboratively researching ways to develop a portable, non-invasive breathalyzer-type device and corresponding algorithm to quickly and accurately diagnose acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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Health Lab
Immunocompromised patients and COVID infections: Who’s at risk?
A prospective study published in the journal Lancet Microbe provides more clarity on which patient populations are at higher risk for prolonged infections — and hints that this fear is likely unwarranted.
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Health Lab
Gaps seen in stillbirth bereavement care among U.S. hospitals
American hospitals vary greatly in what they offer to birthing parents when a stillbirth occurs during labor or delivery.
Department News
New Publication from the Duncan Lab
"Fast-evolving cofactors regulate the role of HEATR5 complexes in intra-Golgi trafficking," has been published in the Journal of Cell Biology.
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Health Lab
Large genetic study reveals causes for insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome
Study uncovers genetic components of insulin resistance.
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Health Lab
CRISPR off-switches: A path towards safer genome engineering?
A study from the University of Michigan Medical School developed off-switches useful for improving the safety of the Type I-C/Cas3 gene editor.
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Health Lab
Transgender people show similar pregnancy outcomes to cisgender people
A Michigan Medicine-led study found that transgender individuals show similar rates of severe parental morbidity and preterm birth and lower rates of cesarean delivery when compared to cisgender people.
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Health Lab
Experts say increased access to online gambling may put teens at risk
As young people increasingly have access and exposure to online gambling, only one in four parents say they have talked to their teen about some aspect of virtual betting, a national poll suggests.
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Health Lab
Unraveling the secrets behind beta cells
One diabetes program is moving to revolutionize investigations and treatment in the field
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Health Lab
Everyone plays a role in improving cancer health equity
As guest editor for a themed journal issue, Lori Pierce helps highlight the multiple factors that can make cancer care and prevention more equitable and reduce the burden of this disease for all
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Health Lab
Death rate higher than expected for patients with functional, nonepileptic seizures
The death rate for patients with functional, nonepileptic seizures is higher than expected, with a rate comparable to epilepsy and severe mental illness, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.