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Gravity’s impact on bone cells—experiments heading to the International Space Station
  1. Gravity’s impact on bone cells—experiments heading to the International Space Station

    Mechanical engineers at the University of Michigan are tackling mysteries of bone density loss in space and on Earth.

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  2. Shutting down backup genes leads to cancer remission, in mice

    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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  3. Durable coating kills the COVID virus and other germs in minutes

    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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  4. University of Michigan partners on multi-institution planning effort for state’s water future

    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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  5. Machine learning begins to understand the human gut

    The new computer model accurately predicts the behavior of millions of microbial communities from hundreds of experiments, an advance toward precision medicine.

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  6. $2.38M to test nano-engineered brain cancer treatment in mice

    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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  7. Nanobiotics: model predicts how nanoparticles interact with proteins

    Nano-engineered drugs that stop harmful bacteria and viruses could be on the horizon.

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  8. Tumors partially destroyed with sound don’t come back, in rats

    Technique pioneered at the University of Michigan could improve outcomes for cancer and neurological conditions.

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  9. Interdisciplinary study seeks to mitigate transmission of respiratory viral diseases such as flu and COVID-19 in children

    Michigan Engineering researchers will help reveal pathways for virus detection and transmission

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  10. Recovery from muscle loss injuries hindered by immune cell conflicts

    Studies in mice show how the two of the body’s natural injury responders conflict following traumatic muscle injuries.

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