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Study finds how gene therapy shows promising early results for brain tumor
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A recent study from the University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery and Rogel Cancer Centre demonstrates encouraging preliminary findings that a therapy combining cell-killing and immune-stimulating drugs is safe and effective in extending survival for patients with gliomas, a particu
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Groundwater depletion will increase in coming decades as temperature warms
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a new study sponsored by the University of Michigan, farmers in India have reacted to rising temperatures by increasing groundwater withdrawal for irrigation. If current trends continue, groundwater loss might triple by 2080, endangering India's food and water security.
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Overuse of social media, screen time top parental concerns: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, more than half of parents rank mental health issues as the top health concern for their children and teens.
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Overuse of social media and electronic gadgets top parental concerns: Stud
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As children return to school, two problems have risen to the top of their parent's concerns, the impact of social media and the internet on children's life. According to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, more than half of par
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Study discovers improved survival for incurable brain tumours
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
For the first time, researchers discovered a potential drug candidate that improved outcomes for patients suffering from a type of childhood brain tumour that has no effective treatment. When compared to previous patients, the compound, called ONC201, nearly doubled survival for patients wit
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Research shows new approach to target deadly form of prostate cancer
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new mechanism has been discovered to explain why some prostate tumours move from a common, treatable form to a more rare and severe form of prostate cancer, according to a study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Centre.
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Cancer cells use new fuel in absence of sugar: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A new nutrition source for pancreatic cancer cells has been discovered by researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Centre. Uridine is a substance that provides insight into both biological processes and potential treatment paths.
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Study: Unique treatment attacks blood clots without raising blood risk
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
: A new finding by researchers at UBC and the University of Michigan, published today in Nature Communications, might lead to safer and more effective blood thinners.
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Researchers reveal gene in Down syndrome patients causes improper developm
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The University of Michigan researchers discovered that an extra copy of a gene in Down syndrome patients promotes abnormal neuron growth in mice.
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Bariatric surgery may reverse diabetes complications for people with obesi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A research team led by the University of Michigan Health Department of Neurology followed more than 120 patients who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity over two years after the procedure. They found that all metabolic risk factors for developing diabetes, such as high glucose and lipid
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Study may help find patients who need liver transplants
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The findings of researchers at Rutgers, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas Southwestern, and the Medical University of South Carolina could save lives by allowing for the faster and more accurate identification of hospitalised patients who require liver transplants or are li
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Research might speed identification of individuals who require liver trans
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The findings of researchers at Rutgers, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas Southwestern, and the Medical University of South Carolina could save lives by allowing for the faster and more accurate identification of hospitalised patients who require liver transplants or are li
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