Coping with 'chemo brain' - Loss of concentration, difficulty remembering, difficulty thinking clearly - all are signs of a phenomenon cancer patients call "chemo brain." Now researchers are looking at the cognitive changes that occur in the brain during chemotherapy to determine what causes chemo brain and how patients can compensate for these challenges. Full story
Femtosecond laser could change the face of corneal transplant surgery - Lasers have been effective tools used in eye surgeries for decades. But now a super-fast and high-tech laser developed for use in eye surgery at the U-M Kellogg Eye Center is changing the face of corneal eye transplant surgery. The Femtosecond Laser is being widely used to create more accurate cuts for corneal transplants, allowing patient to have better vision and a faster recovery. Full story
