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Department News
Teacher David Mueller rekindles his passion for science in the Carruthers Lab
David Mueller, a high school teacher, rekindles his passion for science in the Carruthers Lab
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Health Lab
Sensitive parenting and preschool attendance may promote academic resilience in late preterm infants
Michigan Medicine research tracks academic trajectories of late preterm infants from infancy to kindergarten and identifies developmental risks and how to best promote resilience
Department News
Halle Frey’s passion for immunology
Halle Frey’s passion for immunology: An undergraduate student in the Laouar Lab
Department News
Meet Vicky Wang, an undergraduate student in Dr. Akira Ono’s lab
Meet Vicky Wang, an undergraduate student in Dr. Akira Ono’s lab
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Health Lab
Sleep apnea disparities in kids: Obesity may override impact of race, socioeconomics
As researchers explored potential reasons behind racial disparities in treatment outcomes for children with severe sleep apnea, they were expecting to find the answer in socioeconomic factors. But they were surprised to learn that when one risk factor – obesity – was taken out of the equation, race was no longer associated with worse post-surgery outcomes for obstructive sleep apnea.
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Health Lab
Overuse of social media and devices top parent concerns as kids head back to school
Overall, emotional health and technology use dominated this year’s top 10 list of parent concerns about health-related issues for kids in the U.S.– surpassing childhood obesity, which parents rated the number one children’s health issue a decade ago.
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Health Lab
Baby thriving after complex gastrointestinal surgery
Baby diagnosed with duodenal stenosis is doing great after complex surgery at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor
Department News
Congratulations Austin Campbell
Dr. Campbell defended his dissertation
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Health Lab
Research sheds new light on gene therapy for blood disorders
Research from experts at Michigan Medicine, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine is breaking ground on new ways of treating blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, through gene therapy.
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Health Lab
A rare genetic condition with an even rarer treatment
Doctors try to improve one four-year-old’s life and other patients like her
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Health Lab Podcast
Increased Travel Barriers Make it Harder to Access Gender Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Rapid state law changes mean 1 in 4 youth now live more than 4 hours from the closest clinic that could provide medications and hormones, and 1 in 4 clinics must stop offering this service.
Department News
M&I actively seeks diversity and inclusion with SROP
M&I actively seeks diversity and inclusion with the U-M Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
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Health Lab
3D metallic rib implants from Spain give teenage cancer patient a second chance
A pediatric cancer patient received new 3D metallic ribs from Spain to help treat and manage her disease.
Department News
Aric Brown will defend his dissertation
Aric Brown will defend his dissertation
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Health Lab
Most parents don’t use patient portal benefits for their children
1 in 3 parents who have set up a portal for kids have used it to get advice about their child’s illness, injury or symptoms