In spite of being 80 percent water, cartilage is tough stuff. Now, a synthetic material can pack even more H2O without compromising on strength.

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White blood cells get busy taking out the trash – it could be a lifesaver when the immune system goes haywire.

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U-M researchers have devised a process that can grow hundreds of cultured cancer cell masses, called spheroids, from just a few tumor cells derived from a patient.

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An in-depth look at the work of T-cells, the body’s bacteria killers, could provide a roadmap to effective drug treatments.

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A new process can print multiple medications onto a single dissolvable strip, microneedle patch or other surface.

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A breast cancer clinical trial relies on a hydrodynamic maze to capture cancer stem cells from patient blood.

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A nanoparticle-assisted optical imaging technique could one day read the chemical makeup of a tumor.

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U-M researchers Nicholas Kotov and J. Scott VanEpps are collaborating to create a new class of antibiotics known as nanobiotics.

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The national magazine recognized Jenna Wiens as one of 2017’s 35 Innovators Under 35.

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