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Of Interest
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Circular RNA Holds Promise as Cancer Biomarker
Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have cataloged circular RNA in multiple cancers. Their initial research suggests these stable structures could serve as cancer biomarkers in blood or urine.
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PH committee member named Director of MIDAS
H.V. Jagadish, PhD, Bernard A. Galler Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and member of Precision Health’s Faculty Advisory Committee, has been appointed director of the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS).
Feature Stories
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Beyond the Hype, What Are the Risks and Rewards of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care?
The next critical steps in developing precision health are to understand our role in contributing data to health systems and ensuring machine algorithms are ethical and representative of populations.
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Investigator Spotlight: Alex Shorter
“The medical community lacks a structured approach for assessing frailty, prescribing an intervention plan, and monitoring a patient’s physical activity to assess improvement.”
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Opioid-Related Suicides and Overdose Deaths Have More Than Doubled Since 2000
Precision Health Workgroup Leader Amy Bohnert co-authors an article in the New England Journal of Medicine on how opioid use, overdose, and suicide are linked.
