The Medical School Institutional Review Board (IRBMED) is pleased to announce that Kindra Cooper, J.D., has been appointed as the new director.

Lyle C. Roll Professor Akbar K. Waljee, M.D., from the departments of Learning Health Sciences and Internal Medicine, has been appointed assistant dean for global health research in the Medical School

The Institutional Review Boards (IRBMED) is pleased to announce that Beth Vibbart, MS, CIP, has been appointed as a new Assistant Director.

A Michigan Medicine surgeon builds a sustainable kidney transplant program in Rwanda.

A team of researchers have spent the past eight years looking at better ways to transport organs for donation, specifically hearts, to improve the number of organs that can be used for transplants. They found that using a modified normothermic perfusion system heart preservation was feasible for up to 24 hours.

Researchers improved memory and reduced neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s Disease, suggesting another avenue for potential treatment.

The Clinical Trials Support Office (CTSO) is pleased to announce that Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology, has been appointed as the new Associate Medical Director of the Michigan Clinical Trials Support Unit (M-CTSU) and Michigan Clinical Research Unit (MCRU). Dr. Nakamura’s appointment will begin July 1, 2024, and is a 2-year term.

A Michigan Medicine study finds that storing chemicals in a garage at home may associate with an increased risk of ALS.

In the past two years, 60% of people age 50 to 80 have visited an urgent care clinic, or a clinic based in a retail store, workplace or vehicle, according to new findings from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.

Telehealth study of patient portal e-visits by Medicare participants shows few had an interaction for which their provider billed them.

At the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, one physician found a way to help pediatric patients demonstrate different joint movements using a Barbie doll.

Around 10% of all deaths following percutaneous coronary intervention are potentially preventable, a study led by Michigan Medicine finds.

An updated rat reference provides more accuracy for research; could help researchers using rat models for the study of DNA, RNA, evolution, or genes linked to disease risks

New study measured continuous heart rate, step count, sleep data and daily mood scores. The researchers also estimated circadian time and time awake from minute-by-minute wearable heart rate and motion measurements.

A new collaborative study, examined the interaction between three naturally occurring gases — nitric oxide (NO), oxygen, and H2S — during generation of new blood vessels, called angiogenesis.