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Life & Health

Close up colorful image of the structure of the human GALNS protein
Up Close: Unlocking the Basic Mechanisms of Lysosomal Storage Diseases
UMass Amherst Professor Lisa Chasan-Taber and images of pregnant women
Improving Women’s Health
International expert sheds light on physical activity and pregnancy
Fingers hold a vial containing a nanogel precursor polymer solution
On Target
Polymeric nanogels aid in more efficient drug delivery
Life Sciences Laboratory Building Facade
Building Momentum
Life Science Laboratories open avenue for innovation
Brain scans and magnified brain cell
Brain, Disrupted
The environmental effects of toxins on brain development
Andrea Foulkes and Nicholas Reich stand in the Integrated Sciences Building
‘Big’ Discoveries
Next-generation analytics lead to biomedical insights
Surface representations of four human sulfatase proteins
Molecular Model
Structural biologists chart path for potential chaperone therapy to treat group of genetic diseases
Subject tests the PERCEPT system in the Knowles Engineering building.
Visionary Eye
PERCEPT wireless scanning system enables the blind to navigate buildings with ease
Agar plate covered with bacteria in yellow and three spots with antibiotics.
Microbial Warfare: Harnessing Toxin Ecology to Fight Disease
UMass Amherst resource economist Sylvia Brandt in her office.
Breathe Easy
Putting a price tag on pollution
Hawk Moth and microRNA
Life Sciences Moment
UMass center charts faster path from bench to bedside
hand holding breathable carbon nanotube material for smart uniform of the future
Second Skin
Polymer scientists play pivotal “roll” in smart suit of the future