Category: Biomedical Engineering
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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.
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Treating autoimmune disorders with an inhaler, rather than an IV
Research in mice shows efficacy for multiple sclerosis.
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Lab-on-a-chip offers faster means of identifying best plasma donors in COVID fight
University of Michigan collaboration with Hackensack Meridian CDI offers new pathway to identify antibodies.
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New treatments for deadly lung disease could be revealed by 3D modeling
Traditional 2D research may rule out better treatment options.
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Three ways to do hands-on, remote learning
Classes pioneer home lab kits, virtual lab presence, or taking advantage of the distance with a collaborative data project.
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A new look at an inevitable problem: muscle loss in aging
Studies in mice give clues to combatting changes in muscle stem cells.
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Study suggests method to starve pancreatic cancer cells
Rather than attacking cancer cells directly, new cell-model research probes weaknesses in pancreatic cancer’s interactions with other cells to obtain nutrients needed for tumor growth.
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Study suggests method to starve pancreatic cancer cells
Rather than attacking cancer cells directly, new cell-model research probes weaknesses in pancreatic cancer’s interactions with other cells to obtain nutrients needed for tumor growth.
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COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs
‘The trends we see in the making and consuming of single-use goods, particularly plastic, could have lasting negative effects on the circular economy.’
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U-M-approved face shield design guides makers addressing the PPE shortage through 3D printing
As Ann Arbor’s maker community sprang into action making face shields, Michigan Medicine and the U-M College of Engineering offered a recommended design that is effective and straightforward to produce.
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Lab-on-a-chip COVID-19 antibody test could offer rapid, accurate results
‘Anyone working on COVID-19 antibody tests can use their reagents in our device’
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‘It’s like you have a hand again’
An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic.