For more than a decade, Celina Kleer, M.D., has been studying how a poorly understood protein called CCN6 affects breast cancer. To learn more about its role in breast cancer development, Kleer's lab designed a special mouse ...
Jan 6, 2017
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Michigan's expansion of Medicaid health insurance coverage has boosted the state's economy and budget, and will continue to do so for at least the next five years, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Jan 4, 2017
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"Devastating" and "dismal." That's how leading researchers describe the present outlook for malignant brain tumors. The median survival rate for patients with glioblastoma multiforme, or GBM, is a mere 14.2 months.
Jan 4, 2017
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For patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common form of heart arrhythmia, a main goal of treatment is stroke prevention.
Jan 4, 2017
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"Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and take a half step and recover, whereas a 71-year-old falls and an 82-year-old falls awkwardly and fractures their hip?" asks James Richardson, ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Women represent nearly 8 out of every 10 people with autoimmune diseases. Although the hugely disproportionate statistics are well known, the scientific community is still trying to figure out why women's immune systems are ...
Dec 19, 2016
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Parents' to-do lists before traveling with toddlers this holiday season may include packing an emergency stock of snacks, activities and wardrobe changes.
Dec 19, 2016
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Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, can wreak havoc on an affected individual's body through inflammation, pain and even damage of the skin, joints and organs.
Dec 16, 2016
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A new study suggests the possibility of predicting at its earliest stages when a type of head and neck cancer will come back.
Dec 15, 2016
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Among the challenges faced in caring for premature babies is protecting their eye sight, and concerns are growing about an available workforce ready to screen for retinopathy of prematurity.
Dec 14, 2016
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