New device may help those with tremors eat and drink
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
A handheld electronic device may allow patients to overcome shaky hands caused by essential tremor, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.
Antidepressant may also help prevent heart failure
Oct 03, 2012
In a discovery that University of Michigan researcher John Tesmer, Ph.D., described as “completely serendipitous,” the drug paroxetine, a.k.a. Paxil, inhibits G protein-coupled receptor kinase...
‘Smart’ catheter could cut urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities: report
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 24, 2012
Michigan researchers are developing a “smart” catheter that releases a bacteria-killing nitric oxide substance at the start of an infection, according to a report presented at a conference...
For diabetics, this news may bring tears of joy
Dec 21, 2011
Residents with diabetes may soon be able to use their tears — rather than have blood drawn up to10 times each day — when it’s time to measure glucose levels. University of Michigan researchers...