People who suffer from back pain may get relief from research showing that electrical fields and fish genes provide novel building blocks for a healthy skeleton.
Feb 15, 2023
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More than 43 million people worldwide are blind. In the past 30 years, that number has increased by roughly 50%. Most blind people are born with normal vision and lose their sight over time, due to medical causes or an accident.
Feb 9, 2023
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Not only is depression a debilitating disease, but it is also widespread. Approximately 20 million adult Americans experience at least one episode of depression per year.
Nov 17, 2022
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Brain phantoms are a creative solution for a challenging question: How do you tune an electromagnetic field to a patient without testing on the actual patient?
Nov 7, 2022
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There are myriad ways in which people can experience physical wounds—from minor scrapes and abrasions to the effects of surgery, critical injuries, burns and other major traumas. The healing process for these wounds can ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Electricity has formed the basis of many aspects of the modern world, from providing reliable sources of light to powering home appliances and computers. Now, researchers are studying how electricity can be harnessed as a ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Heavy ions could radically improve radiation therapy for treatment of pancreatic cancer and other difficult-to-treat tumors if researchers can better understand how the ions work against cancer.
Apr 11, 2022
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In the summer of 2020, Texas Tech University's Office of Research Commercialization filed a patent application and applied for the COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office.
Mar 28, 2022
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In motor neuron diseases of the nervous system, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commands can no longer be sent to the muscles. This gradually leads to paralysis. Physicist Dr. Thomas Herrmannsdörfer from the ...
Mar 8, 2022
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Brittany Taylor is a biomedical engineer and assistant professor who studies novel ways to improve bone and tendon healing after injuries. She is exploring drug delivery systems and temporary artificial tissue replacements ...
Jan 5, 2022
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