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Dog diversity unveiled by international DNA database

A new paper, published in the journal Genome Biology, outlines what the Dog10K project discovered after sequencing the genomes of close to 2,000 samples from 321 different breed dogs, wild dogs, coyotes, and wolves, and comparing them to one reference sample—that of a German Shepherd named Mischka.
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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
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Early findings suggest clinical and lab-based approach critical to tracking head and neck cancer recurrence

Early findings of two studies from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center shed light on new ways to anticipate recurrence in HPV-positive head and neck cancer sooner. The papers, published in Cancer and Oral Oncology, offer clinical and technological perspectives on how to measure if recurrence is happening earlier than current blood tests allow, and provide a framework for a new, more sensitive blood test that could help in this monitoring.
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As Medicaid ‘unwinding’ continues, Michigan report provides key insights

Medicaid expansion’s impact on low-income Michigan residents included reduced uninsurance, increased primary and preventive care, and better financial health.
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How bacteria surf cargo through the cell

The University of Michigan researchers found some bacteria ship cellular cargo by “surfing” along proteins called ParA/MinD ATPases
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Impacts of the removal of race-correction in lung pulmonary function tests on lung surgery

A recent study led by Sidra Bonner, M.D., M.P.H, M.S. a surgery resident at the University of Michigan Health, has now provided new information about the clinical impact of race-correction in pulmonary function tests for African American patients with lung cancer undergoing surgical evaluation.
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Chronic pain patients who take opioids need better care and coverage

People with chronic pain who take opioids have trouble finding multimodal pain care; insurance and provider education changes are needed, experts say
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Remote learning during pandemic aids medical students with disabilities

Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.
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Study finds improved survival for incurable brain tumor, providing ‘a crack in the armor’

A potential drug candidate called ONC201 nearly doubled survival for patients with diffuse midline glioma and DIPG.
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Zooming across time and space simultaneously with superresolution to understand how cells divide

A team at the University of Michigan developed a new kind of superresolution imaging that reveals previously unknown features of how cells divide.
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Diabetes linked to functional and structural brain changes through MRI

A Michigan Medicine study finds Diabetes linked to functional and structural brain changes through MRI.
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Can AI help hospitals spot patients in need of extra non-medical assistance?

Needs related to housing, transportation, food, social support and more can be identified through AI/ML techniques
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Study brings insight to kidney cancer with gene mutation

A study from clinicians and researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center reveals findings from over 800 clinical assays performed for kidney patients with MiTF family gene mutations.
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An adjuvanted intranasal vaccine for COVID-19 protects both young and old mice

A collaborative research effort led by the University of Michigan and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has resulted in a nasal vaccine adjuvant that stops infection in both young and old mice.
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Modifications to amino acids in sperm could be behind infertility

Researchers at the University of Michigan are now delving into the molecular-level details of sperm formation, with a particular focus on how abnormalities in this process might lead to male-factor infertility.