<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2025/june/06042025-cells-detect-electrical-fields.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>06/04/2025 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>UH Research Challenges Conventional Theories of How Cells Detect Electrical Fields</title><subtitle>Research Could Impact Development of Next-Generation Medical Devices, Biosensors, Therapies</subtitle><description>New evidence from @UHouston suggests that cells are incredibly sensitive to electrical fields, challenging assumptions about the limits of cellular electrical sensing, explaining how cells detect electric fields with remarkable sensitivity.</description><author>Laurie Fickman</author><author-email>lafickman@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone>713-743-8454</author-phone><image><img src="/news-events/stories/2025/june/_images/cells-getty-large.jpg" alt="Cell"/></image><categories>Health and Medicine,Research</categories></item>