A study in Advanced Science unlocks the secrets of how high blood pressure (hypertension) fuels the progression of arterial disease.
Jan 5, 2024
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Geeta Mehta studies cancer not simply as masses of cells but as structured organs with multiple cell types that communicate with each other and interact with the body—much like your lungs or liver.
Jun 21, 2019
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A new study by a University of Texas at Arlington physics team in collaboration with bioengineering and psychology researchers shows for the first time how a small area of the brain can be optically stimulated to control ...
Feb 26, 2015
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Ada Poon, a Stanford assistant professor of electrical engineering, is a master at building miniscule wireless devices that function in the body and can be powered remotely. Now, she and collaborators in bioengineering and ...
Oct 8, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—The mice in Scott Delp's lab, unlike their human counterparts, can get pain relief from the glow of a yellow light.
Mar 10, 2014
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In end-stage lung disease, transplantation is sometimes the only viable therapeutic option, but organ availability is limited and rejection presents an additional challenge. Innovative research efforts in the field of tissue ...
Mar 8, 2014
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The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students demonstrated that the device increased the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness from ...
Jan 30, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Accurate and rapid testing for drug toxicity just became easier, thanks to a half-dozen Rice University student interns working at Houston-based startup Nano3D Biosciences (n3D).
Oct 30, 2013
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Cancer tumors almost never share the exact same genetic mutations, a fact that has confounded scientific efforts to better categorize cancer types and develop more targeted, effective treatments.
Sep 15, 2013
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A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians announced today that they have begun a Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer.
Sep 6, 2013
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