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Antiphospholipid syndrome vasculopathy is often overlooked in patients and can result in organ failure. Researchers at University of Michigan Health uses skin biopsies to pinpoint features in blood cells that give insight to the condition.

New research discovers how cells prevent RNA traffic jams under stress, which could help fight disease

Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University of Michigan researchers say

Michigan Medicine researchers talk about changing the disease course of Dravet syndrome and families caring for the condition.

University of Michigan researchers have shown that a specific population of neurons in the hypothalamus help the brain maintain blood glucose levels under normal circumstances.

Diffuse midline gliomas are aggressive tumors that begin in the brain or spinal cord. It is universally fatal, and patients typically live for nine to 15 months after diagnosis. The FDA has approved ONC201 (dordaviprone) to treat recurrent H3K27M-mutant diffuse glioma. It's the first-ever FDA-approved treatment for this disease.

Abnormal changes in protein levels and patterns can result in diseases. Understanding protein organization can improve treatments and minimize disease symptoms. A team of researchers developed a new technology called pathology-oriented multiplexing, or PathoPlex, to map more than 140 different proteins across 40 tissue samples.

A University of Michigan led study finds that patients hospitalized with sepsis who were previously healthy ultimately died because of late intervention.

COVID-19 vaccination of people over 65 would save the country money, and vaccination of younger groups of adults would be a reasonable investment 

Most parents think that the health of U.S. children is going in the wrong direction, a national poll suggests. 

About one in eight men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. However, each man’s risk can vary based on age, race, family history and lifestyle. Todd Morgan answers questions about the different stages of prostate cancer, when active surveillance is preferred and why surgical interventions can be harmful.

Routine childhood and adolescent immunizations declined in Michigan, particularly among counties with lower household income and higher uninsurance rates, a new study suggests.

A large-scale study from the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota finds no evidence for a long-believed association between musical training and enhanced neural processing of sounds at the early stages of auditory processing. 

Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. However, many patients are resistant to this therapy, which poses a challenge to their treatment. A study led by researchers from the University of Michigan showed that targeting CDK12/13 improves the effectiveness of cancer therapies.

An international research team finds that the human gut is a site of rapid change, with recent and important deviations from other mammals.