Category: News
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Low levels of electrical current can block pain
The method could be an alternative to opioids and other medication.
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Wearable temperature sensor provides early warning for complications in cancer patients
The device, which takes measurements every two minutes, was able to detect infection and cytokine release syndrome events several hours sooner than routine monitoring.
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Carbon fiber brain-implant electrodes show promise in animal study
Material and size designed to give electrodes a chance to operate in the body for years.
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Blood test shows promise for predicting treatment response in metastatic HPV-positive throat cancer
The new test could signal whether treatment is working months earlier than standard imaging scans, allowing doctors to try alternatives sooner, initial results show.
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Ultrasound Technology Developed at U-M Now in Clinical Trials for Liver Cancer
Trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of histrotripsy against liver tumors at eight U.S. sites.
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Immunotherapy: The Next Generation
BME recently hosted a virtual seminar for alumni and friends on February 23rd, 2021.
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New Non-Contact Technique Allows for Quantitative Characterization of Soft Biomaterials
Hydrogels are commonly used as a model of the extracellular matrix and help to recapitulate the structure and function of a variety of biological tissues.
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Method of Immunomodulation at Biomaterial Scaffolds Can Help Detect Early Pancreatic Cancer
Many new technologies and techniques, such as the one applied in this study, aim to make early detection screenings more widely available and more likely to improve therapeutic benefit.
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Open BME Seminar Series
All Seminars will take place via Zoom over the next two quarters.
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How to end discrimination in health research funding
Network of U.S. biomedical engineering researchers calls to end funding disparities between Black and white scientists.