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Life & Health

UMass Amherst Professor Lisa Chasan-Taber and images of pregnant women
Improving Women’s Health
International expert sheds light on physical activity and pregnancy
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
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
UMass Amherst Microbiologist, Wilmore Webley
Battling Super Bugs
Novel delivery system holds promise for first Chlamydia vaccine
Image of robots uBot5 and UBot6 developed by UMass Amherst computer scientists.
Building Smart Robots
Scientists explore use of robots to aid recovery from stroke
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Innovation: Vayu Vest Uses Deep Pressure Therapy to Aid Children with Autism
UMass alumni and entrepreneurs Brian Mullen and Chris Leidel.
The Quest for the Vest
Innovation helps kids with autism