A tiny device that can test extremely small blood samples was used to help save the life of a young girl just before Christmas. Although the device is still in the research phase, its use was allowed under the FDA’s “Expanded Access” program to help treat a young cancer patient whose organs were shutting down.

MCRU collaborated with FFMI and Nuclear Medicine to design a prototype urine pump for neuroblastoma patients.  The pump has been successfully used on four children that have undergone radioactive therapy.

U-M's Glenn Green, MD, and his colleague, Scott Hollister, PhD have received national attention for saving the life of a second child using a groundbreaking 3D printed device. 

As part of its vision to fund great science and connect great researchers, MICHR is supporting a study helping Detroit-area children who are in need of mental health services as a result of trauma and grief. 

A past student of MICHR's K Writing workshop recently published a study that characterizes how use of advanced imaging technology and endoscopy for chronic rhinosinusitis varies by physician specialty.

Results of a  U-M study stressed the importance of addressing self-efficacy among this population to reduce risky behavior, identified the role of everyday life information exposure and use in HIV testing decisions, and developed a new model on how informatics interventions can also be designed as community-level interventions.

Young, black women have the highest rate of developing lupus and are most likely to be diagnosed at a younger age than whites and during childbearing years, according to a new MICHR-supported U-M study of lupus in Southeastern Michigan. 

Using individual patient risk factors, including genetics, U-M research provides new insights into the frequency of dental cleanings that benefit a patient to prevent gum disease that leads to tooth loss. 

 A recent paper highlights MCRU's pioneering work in designing and implementing an innovative business model, enabling novel translational research by transferring the research expertise of our clinical research staff to the chair or bedside of our research participants. 

Researchers at the U-M Department of Aerospace Engineering have tested an energy-harvesting device that runs on piezoelectricity –  the electrical charge generated from motion.