http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Rice University Rice University students have created a way to help health care workers track vaccines and keep them at a safe temperature. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-vaccines-temperature.html Medications Fri, 10 May 2013 06:28:35 EST news287386108 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 has shown that these stem cells can communicate with mature heart cells and form electrical couplings with each other similar to those found in heart tissue. But these electrical connections alone do not prompt amniotic cells to become cardiac cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-amniotic-fluid-stem-cells-heart.html Medical research Thu, 02 May 2013 13:45:44 EST news286721135 (Medical Xpress)—It has been said that the heart sometimes sees what is invisible to the eye, but thanks to four Rice University mathematics students, the echocardiograms of patients at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) in Houston may soon reveal something new to the eyes of pediatric cardiologists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-echo-health-students-noninvasive-pediatric.html Cardiology Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:20:03 EST news284807138 (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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-realistic-tumor-growth-response-anti-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:41:28 EST news284100077 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 to new treatments for thousands of patients who suffer from inflammatory diseases and disorders that cause abnormal blood clotting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-link-blood-clotting-immune-response.html Immunology Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:36:49 EST news284031401 Conscientious people are more likely to have higher grade point averages, according to new research from psychologists at Rice University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-conscientious-people-higher-gpas.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:24:34 EST news282914662 (Medical Xpress)—As people age, or as a result of poor nutrition, heart valves can become damaged by the accumulation of calcium deposits within the tissue. This calcification causes a thickening and hardening of the tissue to the point that it limits normal blood flow. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-discovery-spurred-unique-fate.html Cardiology Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:37:48 EST news280651061 Cancer researchers from Rice University suggest that a new man-made drug that's already proven effective at killing cancer and drug-resistant bacteria could best deliver its knockout blow when used in combination with drugs made from naturally occurring toxins. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-one-two-strategy-bacteria-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:19:50 EST news279821970 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 and neurodegenerative disease patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-blood-vessels-regroup.html Medical research Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:48:25 EST news279798493 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 to grow some of the most realistic lung tissue ever produced in a laboratory. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-magnetically-levitated-tissues-toxicity.html Medical research Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:38:46 EST news278267911 (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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-rice-window-parkinson-disease.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:07:29 EST news274950435 Turns out the trope is true: You should trust your gut—as long as you're an expert. So says a new study from researchers at Rice University, George Mason University and Boston College. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-decision-making-worth-gut.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:47:34 EST news274722435 (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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-biocompatible-patch-infants-birth-defects.html Medical research Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:48:19 EST news274531680 (Medical Xpress)—Children living in poorer neighborhoods are nearly 30 percent more likely to be obese than children in more affluent residences, according to a new study from Rice University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-link-poverty-childhood-obesity.html Health Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:26:23 EST news271934774 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Rice University report that referring cancer patients to hospitals with better track records for surgery could save lives and not raise the cost to patients. The study was reported online today in the journal Forum for Health Economics and Policy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cancer-patients-experienced-successful-hospitals.html Cancer Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:14:59 EST news269766880