Using nonthermal plasma reactors, researchers could one day curb the spread of airborne pathogens.

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By looking at tissue oxygen and cell metabolism at the same time, doctors could have a fast and noninvasive way to monitor the health of brain cells.

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Low-cost sensors could one day enable patients to log exercise and track progress in a smartphone app

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Seven U.S. research institutions look to build synthetic cells.

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The device could also be used to detect other diseases such as pneumonia, sepsis, asthma and others associated with lung or systemic blood inflammation.

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A Q&A with biomedical engineering professor Jan Stegemann, whose work in mice shows the promise of ‘microtissues.’

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U-M researchers have designed nanoparticles that intercept immune cells on their way to the spinal cord and redirect them away from the injury.

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Re-thinking what stethoscopes tell us.

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