The culture-free platform is as accurate as current culture-based diagnostics but produces results in a matter of hours instead of days.
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Initial research finds inhibiting cholesterol production protects against sepsis toxicity.
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University of Michigan researchers examine if molecular compounds in exhaled breath could lead to improved diagnosis and tracking of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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Weil Institute members form regional consortium to study critical illness syndromes and empower future research efforts.
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Dr. Robert Dickson and his team found that, in patients with sepsis, body temperature was directly linked to the variety of species in their gut microbiome. Some species make the patients more effective at increasing their body temperature.
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Led by Robert Dickson, MD, a team of Weil Institute and Michigan Medicine researchers examined the interplay between gut bacteria, temperature fluctuation, and health outcomes
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A research team from the Weil Institute and Michigan Medicine received $250,000 to support work on a new tool that could revolutionize pathogen detection in patients with sepsis.
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A common clinical practice may be inadvertently harming patients, according to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal. The team of Weil Institute and Michigan Medicine researchers behind the study suggest that administration of antibiotics with activity against anaerobic bacteria has a profound effect on the gut microbiome and, ultimately, an adverse impact on critically ill patients.
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