News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www.med.umich.edu/news Copyright 2009, The University of Michigan jesssoul@med.umich.edu (Jessica Soulliere) wkolcz@med.umich.edu (Wally Kolcz) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:46:09 EST http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu A clinical trial for women with an aggressive form of metastatic breast cancer will open soon at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor and is now open at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, the only sites in the state to be designated as study locations. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1354 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1354 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment U-M's Reshma Jagsi, M.D., Ph.D., is one of five talented young physicians who will complete a three-day course in how to develop and conduct cancer clinical trials. The Young Investigator Training Course, run by the U-M based Southwest Oncology Group, will give Jagsi and her fellow researchers the tools to design, implement and manage large, multi-institution trials. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1292 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1292 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment The Depression Center and University of Michigan'rsquo;s Department of Psychiatry are now offering a new option for the treatment of depression called Repetitive Transcrancial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS). rTMS delivers highly-focused, pulsed magnetic energy to stimulate nerve cells in an area of the brain that is linked to depression. It is non-systemic (does not circulate in the bloodstream throughout the body) and non-invasive (does not involve surgery). The treatment is a 40-minute outpatient procedure prescribed by a psychiatrist that does not require anesthesia or sedation. Patients remain awake and alert while it happens. The treatment is typically administered daily for four to six weeks. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1232 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1232 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST Clinical Trials Two doctors at the University of Michigan were awarded research grants to address the gap in translational science in the study of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1180 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1180 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment Women are under-represented in clinical cancer research published in high-impact journals, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Taking into account the incidence of particular types of cancer among women, studies included a smaller proportion of women than should be expected. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1175 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1175 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:01:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment Nearly one-third of cancer research published in high-impact journals disclosed a conflict of interest, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1147 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1147 Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 EST Cancer Research and Treatment Two Michigan Clinical Research Unit performance sites have consolidated and moved their facilities to the Cardiovascular Center, into newly designed space to provide enhanced support for clinical research. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1012 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1012 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST Medical School A new study under way at the University of Michigan Health System and 10 other hospitals around the country will give doctors the answer to an important question: Which emergency treatment is best for children who suffer severe, prolonged seizures that can be life-threatening? http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=965 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=965 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:30:00 EST Children/Adolescent Health About 10 million people in the United States alone'mdash;from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones'mdash;are suffering from impairing noise-induced hearing loss. The rising trend is something that researchers and physicians at the University of Michigan Kresge Hearing Research Institute are hoping to reverse, with a cocktail of vitamins and the mineral magnesium that has shown promise as a possible way to prevent hearing loss caused by loud noises. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=824 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=824 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:00:00 EST Clinical Trials A first-of-its-kind clinical trial may provide new treatment options to children with sickle cell disease and the University of Michigan Health System is one of the primary institutions participating in the multi-site trial. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=656 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=656 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:30:00 EST Clinical Trials