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Biocompatible patch heals infants with birth defects (w/ video)

(Medical Xpress)—A painstaking effort to create a biocompatible patch to heal infant hearts is paying off at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital.

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Theory: Music underlies language acquisition

(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music and the University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows amniotic fluid stem cells, heart cells pass signals without touching

Stem cells drawn from amniotic fluid show promise for tissue engineering, but it's important to know what they can and cannot do. A new study by researchers at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital ...

Medical research created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Regulator keeps vaccines at right temperature

Rice University students have created a way to help health care workers track vaccines and keep them at a safe temperature.

Medications created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find link between blood clotting, immune response

Rice University researchers have found an unexpected link between a protein that triggers the formation of blood clots and other proteins that are essential for the body's immune system. The find could lead ...

Immunology created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Magnetically levitated tissues could speed toxicity tests

In a development that could lead to faster and more effective toxicity tests for airborne chemicals, scientists from Rice University and the Rice spinoff company Nano3D Biosciences have used magnetic levitation ...

Medical research created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists make strides toward fixing infant hearts

Researchers at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital have turned stem cells from amniotic fluid into cells that form blood vessels. Their success offers hope that such stem cells may be used to grow ...

Medical research created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers show how blood vessels regroup after stroke

Rice scientists simulate "robot" cells to study the development of microvascular systems in the brain. The goal is to find a way to direct the development of vessels that feed oxygen-starved cells in stroke ...

Medical research created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research proposes common link between autism, diabetes

A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link between the widely diagnosed neurological disorder and Type 2 diabetes, another medical disorder on the rise in recent decades.

Medical research created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers see more realistic tumor growth and response to anti-cancer drugs using polymer scaffolds   

(Medical Xpress)—Porous polymer scaffolds fabricated to support the growth of biological tissue for implantation may hold the potential to greatly accelerate the development of cancer therapeutics.

Cancer created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rice opens new window on Parkinson's disease

(Medical Xpress)—Rice University scientists have discovered a new way to look inside living cells and see the insoluble fibrillar deposits associated with Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein pathways provide clues in leukemia research

Scientists at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have successfully profiled protein pathways found to be distinctive to leukemia patients with particular variants of the ...

Cancer created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Looks do matter, according to new study: Facial disfigurements negatively impact job applicants

People with birthmarks, scars and other facial disfigurements are more likely to receive poor ratings in job interviews, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and the University of Houston.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study offers new clues about hereditary spastic paraplegia

(Medical Xpress) -- New research from Rice University and Italy's Eugenio Medea Scientific Institute is yielding clues about hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a group of inherited neurological disorders ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

African-American women can lose weight and keep it off

(Medical Xpress) -- Understanding cultural influences on African-American women may be important in helping them achieve long-term weight loss, according to researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1