Unlocking the Secrets of Brown Fat
Two Michigan researchers make major inroads into the biology of brown fat and its implications for weight loss and obesity-related diseases
March 30, 2020 11:00 AM
Kelly Malcom
Lead Research Communicator
Malcom is lead research communicator for Michigan Medicine’s basic science departments, as well as pulmonary and critical care medicine, infectious disease, urology, pathology and anesthesiology. She has more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, and health and science writing.
Study Reveals a Delicate Dance of Dynamic Changes in the Conscious Brain
Using anesthesia, Michigan Medicine researchers uncover how moment-to-moment brain changes may reflect consciousness.
March 11, 2020 2:24 PM
New Therapy Stops Seizures in Mouse Model of Rare Childhood Epilepsy
SCN8A encephalopathy could be improved with a treatment already approved for other uses.
February 20, 2020 5:00 AM
Abnormal Bone Formation After Trauma Explained and Reversed in Mice
Findings implicate a specific type of immune cell behind heterotopic ossification--and present a potential target for treatment.
February 06, 2020 5:00 AM
Back Pain Procedure Leads to Opioid Use for Some
Filling an opioid prescription after lumbar radiofrequency ablation is a risky move.
January 29, 2020 3:10 PM
Innate Immune Activation Behind Asthma Attacks from Common Cold
Most asthma attacks in children are caused by viruses like the common cold. Michigan researchers get closer to explaining why.
January 29, 2020 2:24 PM
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Joseph Eisenberg, PhD, MPH
Chair of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan
