Category: Research
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Virtual Biopsy
The technique could improve traditional biopsies or, in some cases, replace them.
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Researchers use ovarian follicles to preserve fertility
Technique could be beneficial for women with cancer; study in mice produced live births
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Can we print the human body?
Researcher provides his viewpoint on the long-term outlook for printing the human body.
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Regenerative medicine: Injectable stem cell incubator
By simulating the structure of the target tissue, the cells can better integrate with the body.
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How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
This research is the first to directly link physical, as opposed to chemical, signals to human embryonic stem cell differentiation.
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Stretchable conductors
This could pave the way for flexible electronics and gentler medical devices
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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.