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Ph.D. student Harish Venkatachalapathy
Medical-Health Technology, Research, Students

Phenomenon behind cats' fur patterns may hold key to cancer recurrence

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University of Minnesota chemical engineering Ph.D. student Harish Venkatachalapathy’s research, which involves studying cellular noise and variability, could lead to better treatments for cancer.

Ph.D. student Matt Hausladen with a soft robot in the lab
Infrastructure/Transportation, Medical-Health Technology, Research

Engineers discover process for synthetic material growth, enabling soft robots to grow like plants

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An interdisciplinary team of University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has developed a new, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth, and the creation of a soft robot that builds its own solid body from liquid to navigate hard-to-reach places and complicated terrain.

MRI imaging of a knee slice
Medical-Health Technology, Research

Researchers combine data science and machine learning techniques to improve traditional MRI image reconstruction

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have found a way to improve the performance of traditional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) reconstruction techniques, allowing for faster MRIs without relying on the use of newer deep learning methods.

3D-printed light sensor on arm
Medical-Health Technology

Unique light-sensing 3D-printed device could help people with lupus

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A team of engineers and doctors at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have designed a unique 3D-printed light-sensing medical device that could help millions of people worldwide with lupus and other light-sensitive diseases.

Stock photo of an antigen showing multivalent binding
Medical-Health Technology, Research

Technology that simulates complex molecular interactions could lead to better treatments for diseases like cancer and COVID-19

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A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities biomedical engineers has developed a universally accessible application that can simulate complex molecular interactions, which will allow researchers to design better treatments for diseases like cancer and COVID-19.

A human body with electrical and sound signals around it
Medical-Health Technology, Research

Study finds that sound plus electrical body stimulation has potential to treat chronic pain

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A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has found that electrical stimulation of the body combined with sound activates the brain’s somatosensory cortex, increasing the potential for using the technique to treat chronic pain and other sensory disorders.

Histology image of vaccine in nasal cavity
Medical-Health Technology, Research

New method of nasal vaccine delivery could lead to better vaccines for HIV and COVID-19

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A University of Minnesota assistant professor is part of a team that has developed a new way to effectively deliver vaccines through the nose that could lead to better protection against diseases like HIV and COVID-19.

bioartificial heart vessel being implanted during surgery
Medical-Health Technology

UMN awarded $3.7M to prepare for clinical trials of lab-created pediatric heart vessels that grow with the recipients

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A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team of researchers has received a $3.7 million grant over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Defense to prepare for a human clinical trial of artificial blood vessels bioengineered in the lab that grow with the patient.

Cancer cells moving in the body
Medical-Health Technology, Research

Research finds that cancer cells can migrate toward certain ‘sweet spot’ environments

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineers have discovered that cancer cells invade the body based on their environment. The discovery provides new understanding of how cancer spreads and can improve future treatments.

Hubert Lim portrait
Medical-Health Technology

UMN professor part of team that has published results of second large-scale study for tinnitus treatment

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor Hubert Lim is part of an international team that has published a second large clinical trial for a neuromodulation device that could reduce symptoms for millions worldwide with tinnitus.