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Department News
Meet Rucheng Diao, Dr. of Bioinformatics
Meet Rucheng Diao, Dr. of Bioinformatics
Department News
S. Parker's 'Nature' paper in NIH new Director’s Blog
S. Parker's 'Nature' paper in NIH new Director’s Blog
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Health Lab
Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline for people with obesity
Investigators found that people with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery had stable cognition two years later. Researchers say it suggests that bariatric surgery may mitigate the natural history of cognitive decline expected in people with obesity.
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Health Lab
Nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress
Post-traumatic stress worse among Mexican American caregivers compared to white caregivers.
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Health Lab
Young man’s debilitating back pain a thing of the past
Piotrowski consulted with a spectrum of doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors, each with a different recommendation for how to treat a herniated disc in the lower portion of his spine until he found one at Michigan Medicine recommending lumbar microdiscectomy, a procedure that involves small incisions to remove portions of the herniated disc and ease pressure on the spinal cord nerves.
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Health Lab
Brain tumor and car crash survivor aspires to be example for others living with disabilities
A car accident at age 20 left Sahar Mashhour in the intensive care unit for three months. Almost six years later, Mashhour is still pursuing her passions proving that her disability doesn’t limit her ability, but instead helps her see life through a different lens.
Department News
2023 Faculty Promotions and Accolades
2023 Faculty Promotions and Accolades at the U-M Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB).
Department News
Our 2022-2023 Class of Graduates
Our 2022-2023 Class of Graduates in the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan.
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PACCAR, a new student organization in DCMB
PACCAR, a new student organization in Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB) at the U-M Medical School.
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Health Lab
Ketogenic diet helps 4-year-old live seizure free
Last year, a young girl experienced up to 40 seizures a week. Today, after nearly a year of working with the ketogenic diet team at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital – overseen by a pediatric neurologist and dietitian – she’s celebrating six months of seizure freedom.
Department News
Clinical research and data science come together to improve diagnostic capabilities
Clinical research and data science come together to improve diagnostic capabilities
Department News
DCMB welcomes new faculty
DCMB welcomes eight new faculty in 2022-2023.
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Health Lab
Drawing a tube of blood could assess ALS risk from environmental toxin exposure
Investigators have developed an environmental risk score that assesses a person’s risk for developing ALS, as well as for survival after diagnosis, using a blood sample.
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Health Lab
Obesity leads to a complex inflammatory response inside fat tissue
A Michigan Medicine study uses single cell analysis of gene expression combined with spatial transcriptomics to reveal previous unrecognized immune cell types and interactions within adipose tissue. Spatial transcriptomics is a newer technology that captures all gene expression in small spots across an entire thin section of tissue.
Department News
Kin Fai Au's interview in 'Genomeweb'
Read Kin Fai Au's interview in 'Genomeweb'