Category: Faculty
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Meningitis: Steps to prevent future contamination
Researchers explain how a combination of better oversight and easier testing methods could ultimately help prevent issues like this in the future.
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HIV testing in developing nations
The device, which uses silicon micro-fabrication, allows blood cells and platelets to pass through while the large white blood cells are captured and counted.
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U-M developing wearable tech for disease monitoring
The new sensor, which can detect airborne chemicals either exhaled or released through the skin, would likely be the first wearable to pick up a broad array of chemical, rather than physical, attributes.
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Lab on a Chip
The goal is to reduce the cost of drug development and advance disease treatment by provided miniature environments that mimic parts of the human body.
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Crash-testing concussion sensors
The goal is for the sensor to provide more information to coaches and doctors.
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Predicting your risk of illness
Researcher envisions a future where a personal device could be used to monitor that individual’s risk factor, thereby changing the field of preventive medicine.
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Histotripsy, a non-invasive cancer treatment
The procedure can be used for multiple applications, including treating newborn infants with heart defects, prostate patients and potentially diseases such as breast cancer.
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Faster image processing to fight lung cancer
The NIH grants provides $1.9 million to cut processing time down to five minutes.
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$2M for lasers to map the brain
The $2 million grant is part of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative, a program championed by the White House and administered by the National Institutes of Health.
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Artificial foot recycles energy for easier walking
Compared with conventional prosthetic feet, the new prototype device significantly cuts the energy spent per step.