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Health Lab
Children often exposed to problematic clickbait during YouTube searches
On YouTube, the content recommended to kids isn’t always age appropriate, a Michigan Medicine study finds.
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Health Lab
Adolescents with heart disease learn resilience skills, connect with peers through unique program
Youth with heart disease enrolled in unique program that teaches resilience and builds connections with their peers
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Health Lab Podcast
Presenting: The Fundamentals
Today on Health Lab, we are sharing an episode of The Fundamentals, another podcast from the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network that just launched its second season earlier this month. On this episode of The Fundamentals: "Cannabis and psychedelics: stigmatized substances or powerful therapeutics?" Dr. Kevin Boehnke talks about cannabis, psychedelics, and the increasing body of evidence for their legitimization as therapeutics.
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Health Lab
Young people are increasingly using Wegovy and Ozempic
A national study from Michigan Medicine shows that the use of these weight loss drugs is increasing rapidly in adolescents and young adults 12-25 years, especially females.
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Department News
Teresa O'Meara, Ph.D., is a recipient of the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund
M&I Teresa O'Meara is a recipient of of the Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Her lab will further study the mechanisms of attachment and virulence for C. auris, with a focus on how the novel adhesin contributes to pathogenesis. On a practical level, their work will suggest strategies for developing vaccine candidates and therapeutics to limit disease caused by this emerging pathogen.
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Health Lab
Does your teen consume too much caffeine?
A quarter of parents report that caffeine is basically part of their teen’s daily life, according to a national poll.
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Department News
Melanie Pearson, Ph.D., is promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations!
On May 16, 2024, the Regents of the University of Michigan promoted Melanie Pearson, Ph.D., to Associate Professor on the Research Track, effective September 1, 2024.
Photos of Jaime Fuentes, Faith Anderson and Andrés Rivera Ruiz, M&I 2924 Rackham Graduate School Fellows
Department News
Meet three M&I graduate students who received prestigious fellowships from U-M Rackham Graduate School
Faith Anderson, Jaime Fuentes, and Andrés Rivera Ruiz, M&I Ph.D. candidates, have been awarded prestigious fellowships from Rackham Graduate School, in recognition of their academic excellence. Congratulations, we’re so proud of you!
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Health Lab
Commonly used antibiotic brings more complications, death in the sickest patients
In emergency rooms and intensive care units across the country, clinicians make split-second decisions about which antibiotics to give a patient when a life threatening infection is suspected. Now, a study reveals that these decisions may have unintended consequences for patient outcomes.
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Health Lab
Too much iron can cause big problems for the immune system
A study builds on previous work that found depriving T cells of iron prevented cells from proliferating. The current study, published in PNAS, found that excess iron is just as problematic.
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Department News
An Alumni Career Panel Session, organized by the Graduate Program in Immunology
Four Graduate Program in Immunology alumni participated in a panel discussion about their career paths.
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Department News
Dr. Anna-Lisa Lawrence receives the 2023 MacNeal Distinguished Dissertation Award.
This M&I award recognizes outstanding dissertations.
Earth Month: Planet Blue
Medical School News
Earth (Day/Week/Month): Medical School showcases carbon neutrality activities
The Medical School will showcase ongoing efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by hosting activities that coincide with Earth Day on April 22, as well as Earth Week from April 22-26.
Health Lab
What parents should know about teen drug and alcohol use
An expert from the University of Michigan Addiction Center shares the impacts of teen substance use and what families can do to help youth who may be at risk or showing signs of addiction.
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Health Lab
Despite stigma, many support making menstrual products more accessible, study suggests
Survey shows many teens and young adults support making menstrual products more accessible to fight "period poverty."