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Clinical Research/Community News
- Emergency Treatment Research - UM Health System Press Release
- Should Children Particiate in Clinical Trials?
- Children's Research Coalition
- Newborn Screening Research
- U-M's Accrediation for Human Research
- 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 stroy
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- 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 stroy
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- U-M scientists have identified a target that may predict tumors' sensitivity to radiation
- Most people support Alzheimer's research based on family surrogate consent. Decisions made by surrogates are vital for advancements in treatment of dementia, researchers say.
- Physics, math provide clues to unraveling cancer.
- Rare skin tumor responds better to treatment than melanoma.
- Researchers at the University of Michigan appear to have found a way to get around the drug-resistant infections that kill people with cystic fibrosis.
- Could heart transplants become a thing of the past?
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Listen to podcast - Convenience, cost driving more kids to retail clinics for care
- Researchers ID gene involved in pancreatic cancer
