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Closest look yet at killer T-cell activity could yield new approach to tackling antibiotic resistance
  1. Closest look yet at killer T-cell activity could yield new approach to tackling antibiotic resistance

    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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  2. Printed meds could reinvent pharmacies, drug research

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

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  3. “Labyrinth” chip could help monitor aggressive cancer stem cells

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

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  4. Bionic heart tissue: U-Michigan part of $20M center

    Scar tissue left over from heart attacks creates dead zones that don’t beat. Bioengineered patches could fix that.

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  5. Reading cancer’s chemical clues

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

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  6. New class of antibiotics: nanobiotics

    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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  7. Precision health pioneer named to MIT Technology Review innovator list

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

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  8. Stem cells mimic key parts of human embryonic development

    The method advanced by U-M cell biologists and engineers could aid the understanding of infertility and more.

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  9. $7.75M for mapping circuits in the brain

    A new NSF Tech Hub will put tools to rapidly advance our understanding of the brain into the hands of neuroscientists.

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  10. Seeing through materials

    By developing a fast algorithm to map out the paths light takes through yogurt, researchers aim to someday see through skin.

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