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A Portable MRI Scanner

MRI for all
“The cylindrical machine stands chest high and could be the brooding older brother of R2D2, the Star Wars [MORE]

The Amish Genome

Genetic Variant Discovered in Amish Protects from Heart Disease.
Since the early 1960s, when Victor McKusick began studying Amish genetics—leading to [MORE]

Online Portal for Hearing Loss Research

Hearing loss data base
“Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) launched a new online tool that could [MORE]

CRISPR-Act 3.0

Plant scientists develop a new viable CRISPR for genome engineering
Plant scientists at the University of Maryland describe a gene enhancement [MORE]

Growing Transplantable Organs

Bhanu Telugu in his lab at UMD
Animal scientists at the University of Maryland “show for the first time that newly [MORE]

A Serotonin-Sensing Ingestible

Ingestible capsule that could help demystify the gut-brain axis
With funding from the NSF, University of Maryland electrical engineers have developed [MORE]

Optic Nerve Stem Cells

Optic nerve
For the first time, scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified stem cells that give [MORE]

3-D Printed Micro Hearing Device

Ossicular Conductive Hearing Loss Prostheses On Coin
Ossicular conductive hearing loss comes from damage to the three bones in the inner [MORE]

Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance

Double-Stranded RNA
Geneticists who study Thoroughbred horses, looking for inheritance patterns of athleticism, have long noticed something called “the Grand Sire [MORE]

Device for Minimally Invasive Mitral Regurgitation Repair

Harpoon Heart Device
Through a small hole in the chest, a new tool allows cardiac surgeons to replace the cords that [MORE]

3-D Bioprinted Placenta for Research on Pre-Eclampsia

Placenta Anatomy
Pre-eclampsia, also known as pregnancy- induced hypertension, can be life threatening to the mother and its only known treatment [MORE]

Sprayable Foam Stops Internal Bleeding

Remidium Hemogrip Foam UMD MGH
Have you ever used a spray-on foam insulation to fill a gap around windows or doors? [MORE]

The “Cyber Heart” Project

Cyber Heart
With funding from the National Science Foundation, seven universities are collaborating in a computational modeling project “the Cyber Heart.” [MORE]

Disposable Spray on Patch

PLGA Nanofibers
Bioengineers at the University of Maryland have used a commercially available airbrush to spray on a polymer patch [MORE]