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U-M researchers investigate why cells called alveolar macrophages, the first line of defense in the lungs, appear to be compromised with age.

John Varga, MD and team discover a gene that plays a crucial role in the scarring that occurs in patients with scleroderma.

Kenneth Langa, MD, PhD; Deborah Levine, MD, MPH; and colleagues find that people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment are more likely to be older, have lower levels of education, and to be racialized as Black or Hispanic.

David Markovitz, MD and colleagues discover that the potential therapy is effective against every type of coronavirus in an animal model.

Yu Kuei Alex Lin, MD and colleagues find that people’s beliefs about hypoglycemia play an important role in their hypoglycemia outcomes, even when they are using advanced diabetes technologies.

Michele Heisler, MD, MPA and Anna Lok, MD were elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the highest honorary society in the country for researchers in the fields of health and medicine.

Congratulations to William Rainey, PhD who was honored with the Endocrine Society Outstanding Mentor Award.

Deborah Levine, MD, MPH and team set out to see if differences in long-term blood pressure control explained why Hispanic people face a higher overall risk of dementia than non-Hispanic white people in the U.S.

Nora Becker, MD, PhD and colleagues find that the more chronic conditions a person has, the higher their odds of having unpaid debts, poor credit scores, and bankruptcy.