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Older woman checks her face in the mirror
Health Lab
Does trying to look younger reduce how much ageism older adults face?
How do ageism and positive age-related experiences differ for people who have tried to look younger, or feel they look younger, than they actually are? A new study examines this and the relationship with health
Ability For Life Website Landing Page
Department News
New Website for Adolescents with Disabilities to Learn about Reproductive Health
New website to help adolescents with disabilities learn about reproductive health.
Scale pictured behind a hospital room curtain
Health Lab
Obesity care can make a big difference, but few get it, study suggests
Obesity care under a health care provider’s supervision, whether through nutrition counseling, medication, meal replacement or bariatric surgery, can help people with high BMI, but many don’t receive it.
Timothy Blackwell, M.D.
News Release
Timothy S. Blackwell, M.D., named the chair of U-M Department of Internal Medicine
Lung disease specialist comes to Michigan from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to lead largest department
Woman sweating hot flash fan
Health Lab
Menopause and migraines: New findings point to power of prevention
Women who have both migraines and a long-term history of hot flashes and/or night sweats have a slightly higher risk of heart disease and stroke, and young women who have migraines have a higher risk of later persistent menopause symptoms.
Woman sleeping on a couch holds her stomach, as if in pain
Health Lab
Long COVID-19 is linked to chronic pain conditions
Therapies for pain conditions like fibromyalgia provide clues for helping those with long COVID-19
Portrait of Max Wicha, founding director of Rogel Cancer Center
Health Lab
‘We might for the first time really be thinking of cures of cancer’
Founding Rogel Cancer Center Director reflects on how cancer evolved from ‘the least scientific discipline’ to a shining example of how basic research discoveries can change clinical care.
Dark staircase leading to blue sky above
Health Lab
Ketamine’s promise for severe depression grows, but major questions remain
New findings about the impact of IV ketamine on treatment resistant depression add more fuel to the potential for broader use and insurance coverage.
NIH rankings FFY23
News Release
U-M Medical School sees significant growth in NIH research awards and ranking
Based on recent federal fiscal year data released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest single funder of biomedical research in the world, the U-M Medical School is ranked number 11 in the country, up from 13 in federal fiscal year 2022.
Illustration of hand and enzymes that affect scleroderma patients
Health Lab
Novel antibody targets CD38 enzyme to treat systemic sclerosis
New study has identified an enzyme contributing to systemic sclerosis.
sketched out bacteria in a dish yellow and blue colors of U-M
Health Lab
Bacteria in the mouth linked to pulmonary fibrosis survival
Bacteria in the mouth may play a role in survival from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Gloved hands holding silicone chips used in cancer research
Health Lab
Is lung cancer treatment working? This chip can tell from a blood draw
Using a chip to process blood samples, doctors can monitor the amount of cancer cells in a patient’s blood to determine how well a treatment is working by the fourth week, according to a new study.
Closeup of medical ventilator breathing tube
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.
Older man with hand on forehead, dressed in camouflage clothing
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.
Surgeon's tray with gloved hand reaching into wallet
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.