Category: Research
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Biomedical engineer and M.D. receives Packard Fellowship to study cellular memory
The unique program awards $875k in flexible funding.
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Tumor-destroying soundwaves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans
Technique developed at the University of Michigan provides a non-invasive alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer.
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AI Tool Helps Optimize Antibody Medicines
Machine learning points out why antibodies fail to stay on target, binding to molecules that aren’t markers of disease—and suggests better designs.
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Surgeon uses academic development time to collaborate with Biomedical Engineering
Collaboration serves to inform the need for surgical interventions
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U-M BME-led study reveals the key role of anti-tumor neutrophils in suppressing lung metastasis of breast cancer
The research team employed a subcutaneous biomaterial scaffold implant
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Histotripsy researchers receive Distinguished University Innovator Award
Technology holds promise to permit patients with diseased tissue to obtain treatment with less discomfort and faster recovery times than traditional surgery.
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New Kind of Superresolution Explores Cell Division
Superresolution can reveal structures down to 10 nanometers, or about the same breadth as 100 atoms.
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Tracking radiation treatment in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy
The ability to accurately detect where X-rays land and in what dose could reduce the collateral damage from radiation therapy.
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Century-old question on fluid in lungs answered
A “new physiological flow” modeled in the body could aid in treatment of lung infections and pulmonary edema.