December 19, 2024
By taking a lesson from prostate cancer, researchers now have a promising lead on a treatment for COVID-19. Two proteins, ACE2 and TMPRSS2, help the coronavirus gain entry and replicate within
[ Read More ]No one likes to venture into a new city or country without a map or guidebook. But that’s what having COVID-19 has felt like to people with the disease—and to the family and friends who are
[ Read More ]Maybe you saw it on social media. Heard it from a friend or relative. Got it in an email. Or have just been wondering silently to yourself. No matter where you heard that claim about the COVID-19
[ Read More ]As the COVID-19 vaccine starts rolling out across the country, pregnant or breastfeeding women may be wondering if they should get it too. First, the unknowns: Because clinical trials didn’t
[ Read More ]ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment improved in the December 2020 survey despite the ongoing surge in covid infections and deaths, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The
[ Read More ]Physical activity is important for growing bodies and minds. But during these uncertain times, do the benefits of participating in youth sports outweigh the risks? The recent surge in COVID-19
[ Read More ]When attempting to solve a problem, people often fall back on prior experiences that worked, sometimes without considering other solutions. In other words, they stay in their comfort zone, which
[ Read More ]During the height of world-wide mourning over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Sarah Szalai took a “quarantine” walk with her mom and talked about what she could do to help raise
[ Read More ]By Amy Wiseman / U-M Health Over 8% of the population has diabetes, a condition where the body struggles to get energy from food. Diabetes can affect a variety of organs and systems and
[ Read More ]ANN ARBOR – Michigan Medicine has joined about 100 of the nation’s top health care systems with an urgent plea for all Americans – mask up, because wearing a facemask is our best chance at
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