To control hot flashes women used estrogen replacement. Concerns about the safety of estrogen use have many women looking for alternatives. Breast cancer oncologists have been studying a popular drug type used for the treatment of depression to treat hot flashes.
The Univ. of Michigan played two key roles in the development of Amevive, a psoriasis drug approved January 30 by the FDA. The drug was co-invented by a U-M researcher, and another U-M doctor led the clinical trial that proved it helped ease the painful skin disease.
As millions of parents face winter deadlines to sign their kids up for summer camp, a camp medicine expert advises them to keep their children's health in mind by asking camp organizers a list of key questions, and considering their child's medical conditions.
Patients who develop melanoma on their face, head or neck can have the same early-diagnosis surgical procedure to see if their cancer might spread as patients whose cancer is on less delicate areas of the body, a new study finds.
It isn't often that a billion-dollar organization sends 39 top leaders for executive development simultaneously; but the University of Michigan Health System is.
Despite widespread warnings about the potential risk of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, fifteen percent of pregnant women in a new study said they had drunk alcohol at least once during their pregnancies. Most drank lightly, but some drank regularly or binged.
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The process that makes fireflies glow bright in the summer night can also shed light on how well new medicines work, showing immediately whether the drugs are killing cells or causing other effects.
The U-M Medical School is drafting hundreds of experts from a surprising source to teach students next fall -- local families. As part of a new curriculum, medical students learn more about personal and family dynamics and their effects on health and illness.
When chromosomes break during DNA replication, they do it at a few specific locations called fragile sites. Now scientists at the U-M Medical School and the HHMI have discovered a protein that protects fragile sites from breaking.
A study of Internet filtering software finds that libraries, schools and parents can bar access to pornographic Internet sites without necessarily blocking important access to health information -- if the filtering software is set carefully.
One in every four Americans suffers from some form of anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. For these people, excessive anxiety can dramatically affect their quality of life. This is especially so during the holidays.
Nearly 180,000 women each year in the United States who have fibroid tumors make the decision to have a hysterectomy. Robotic myomectomies remove the tumors, allowing women to maintain their fertility, with a quicker recovery times for the patient.
Cold-weather related injuries account for a large number of emergency room visits each winter. Physicians caution that most of these injuries are preventable, and that a little knowledge and caution can keep you safe from the dangers hidden in winter's chill.
With more than 18,000 Americans waiting for a liver transplant, physicians hope the artificial liver system will help many. The system being tested currently is designed to keep a patient alive long enough so they might get a liver from a donor.
The consequences of drinking too much may be more serious than the symptoms of a hangover the next morning. In fact, emergency physicians say that even moderate drinking may impair judgement and lead to health problems -- and in some cases, alcohol dependence.
Most Americans don't get enough exercise, but the problem is even worse for those with spinal cord injuries - and their inactivity is killing them. A new study documents the physical and mental barriers that block the path to fitness, and suggests a way around them.
An implanted pumping device that helps a failing heart may improve survival for desperately ill patients and allow them to go home from the hospital, a new study finds -- whether they're waiting for a heart transplant or aren't eligible for one.
A new study gives the first direct evidence that muscle cells transplanted from within a heart patient's body might help heal their damaged heart muscle.
A deadly enemy attacks almost 700,000 Americans each year, killing nearly one in four and leaving most of the rest disabled for life. A stroke expert says everyone needs to join the fight against "brain attacks", and make a battle plan for themselves and loved ones.
Preventable medical errors happen every day in hospitals across the country, putting thousands of patients at risk. The University of Michigan is trying to prevent these errors and to help keep patients safe. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and loved ones.
Smoking is more than a bad habit, it's a powerful addiction, making it difficult to quit. Specialists suggest cessation tips and professional help when quitting, especially if smokers suffer from depression, anxiety, alcohol/substance abuse disorders or insomnia.
Right now, doctors can only diagnose Alzheimer's disease definitively through an autopsy -- but research suggests that PET scans could soon be widely used to diagnose and guide treatment for those with Alzheimer's and the dementia disorders that mimic it.
The ER may be a prime location for stroke prevention, as well as stroke treatment. A new study finds that patients with a high stroke risk from heart rhythm problems are more likely to visit the ER, where doctors can make sure they're taking stroke-preventing drugs.
Patients with lower back pain that can't be traced to a specific physical cause may have abnormal pain-processing pathways in their brains, according to a new brain scan study. The effect is similar to an altered pain perception effect seen in fibromyalgia patients.
Regular exercise and group talk therapy can alleviate some symptoms commonly associated with Gulf War veterans' illnesses, according to newly released results of a study involving veterans who reported fatigue, distress, and other mental and physical effects.
A new study documents for the first time a significant difference in the way women and men describe their symptoms while they're having a stroke. And that difference may be affecting how women receive emergency stroke treatment.
There's lot of room for differences in how individual doctors treat patients. But the differences in care received by Americans in various regions, ethnic groups, and income brackets are even bigger. A Nov. 1 event will examine what's behind this phenomenon.
A chemical cousin of anti-anxiety medications, such as Valium and Xanax, significantly reduces kidney inflammation in mice inbred to develop a disease resembling human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
High levels of activity in a gene called EZH2 could be a warning sign of metastatic prostate cancer. A future diagnostic test for high levels of the protein encoded by the gene could serve as a red flag for physicians and help save the lives of men with the most dangerous form of the disease.
A drug that reduces high blood pressure in people with a form of the disease that's common later in life also cuts their risk of stroke and death, and does it better than another hypertension drug. The findings suggest losartan should be a front-line hypertension drug.
How can the U.S. ethically tolerate a situation in which nearly 40 million people lack health insurance? Univ. of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman, who co-chaired an IOM committee on this issue, will address the problems of the uninsured in an Oct. 9 speech.
It takes a unified offense to defeat a stubborn foe. That's why the University of Michigan Health System plans to take on the nation's leading killer, cardiovascular disease, in a $168 million center that will unify operating rooms, patient rooms, clinics and labs.
The University of Michigan Depression Center will hold a media workshop on depression in children and teens on Friday, Oct. 4 in Ann Arbor, MI. The free workshop, featuring top experts, will help reporters learn more about this important issue.
A genetic mutation, most often found in people descended from Ashkenazi Jews, can double or even triple the risk of colorectal cancer, according to new data from an international study.
Motorcycle riders who crash without a helmet rack up far larger hospital bills than those whose heads were protected in a crash, a new study finds. They also face a higher risk of head injuries, worse overall injury scores, and longer stays in hospitals and rehab.
New laboratory results are telling cancer researchers how an experimental copper-lowering drug works against cancer, by blocking signals that help tumors grow blood vessels to feed their growth. The finding explains the drug's recent promise in clinical trials.
Next week in Berlin, the top life-support doctor from the Univ. of Michigan Health System will present results from the first U.S. clinical trial of an 'artificial liver' system designed to help liver failure patients live until they receive a transplant or recover liver function.
In a powerful demonstration of how animal research can help humans, a pair of scientific teams is reporting the discovery of a deafness gene in mice that led to the identification of similar genetic defects in people with hearing loss.
A new $10 million grant will help develop medical-imaging scans that may tell future cancer patients where their tumors are, how fast their cancer is growing, what genes have mutated, what treatments might work best, and how they're responding to treatment.
Scientists at the U-M Medical School have found neural crest stem cells -- primitive cells that generate the peripheral nervous system -- in the gut of adult laboratory rats. The U-M discovery upsets the belief that neural crest stem cells disappear before birth.
Results of a new University of Michigan study suggest that junk DNA, dismissed by many scientists as mere strings of meaningless genetic code, could have a darker side -- possibly knocking out genes or creating devastating mutations.
A new study shows that a gene linked to one eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa, also causes a form of macular degeneration. The finding raises an intriguing question: How can a single gene cause two very different eye diseases, each affecting a different segment of vision?
A protein that interacts with the gene for Huntington's disease could also help physicians diagnose and more effectively treat patients with two of the most common and deadly forms of cancer, according to a new University of Michigan study.
If hearing loss runs in your family and the doctor says it's otosclerosis, it may be important to see a genetic counselor as well as a surgeon, according to new research from the University of Michigan Medical School.
A new $750,000 gift to the University of Michigan Depression Center will accelerate new programs to help people with depression get the treatment they need, and sow the seeds for a potential future network of depression centers across the United States.
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine's scathing report on the deadly toll of medical errors spurred a movement to increase patient safety. Now, a new book picks up where the IOM left off, diagnosing the causes of errors and offering new ways to think about them.
An innovative new video teaches about the dangers of fire through the first-person stories of children and teens who have suffered painful burn injuries. Now, it has won a prestigious national award for educational films and is available to schools nationwide.
Along with space suits, freeze-dried food and barf bags, tomorrow's astronauts may travel with nanomolecular devices inside their white blood cells to detect early signs of damage from dangerous radiation or infection.
An artificial lung that uses tiny hollow fibers and the heart's own pumping power to oxygenate blood is showing promise in pre-clinical studies, and may reach clinical trials in a year. And a new survey of lung transplant programs shows such a device is badly needed.
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