When a person’s cognitive function is highly variable, they’re likely to be more infectious and have more symptoms after exposure to a respiratory virus.
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A “new physiological flow” modeled in the body could aid in treatment of lung infections and pulmonary edema.
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The SCISCCO system could better monitor brain and organ metabolism, helping to diagnose concussions, monitor cerebral metabolism in traumatic brain injury patients, and gauge the response of organs to treatments in an operating or emergency room scenario.
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Mechanical engineers at the University of Michigan are tackling mysteries of bone density loss in space and on Earth.
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Cancer cells delete DNA when they go to the dark side, so a team of doctors and engineers targeted the “backup plans” running critical cell functions.
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Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could start making public spaces safer within a year.
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Work for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will develop a policy roadmap to safe, low cost water services.
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The new computer model accurately predicts the behavior of millions of microbial communities from hundreds of experiments, an advance toward precision medicine.
A protein that crosses the blood-brain barrier carries a drug that kills tumor cells and another that activates the immune system.
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Nano-engineered drugs that stop harmful bacteria and viruses could be on the horizon.
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