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  • Researchers Discover Disease-Causing Stem Cells in Lungs of Cystic Fibrosis Patients

    Two nationally recognized experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston are reporting that five lung stem cell variants dominate the lungs of patients with advanced cystic fibrosis, and that these variants drive key aspects of CF including inflammation, fibrosis and mucin secretion.

  • UH Researcher on Team Developing Sense-and-Respond Cancer Implant Technology

    Federally funded research project could slash US cancer deaths by half. Dr. Weiyi Peng, assistant professor of biology and biochemistry, is co-principal investigator and one of three group leaders of the project.

  • Understanding and Treating Pain in Children

    It is often hard to understand the source of pain in babies and children, and if they experience it often or for a long time, it can do severe damage. But help is on the way - a nursing researcher from the University of Houston has published the importance of following protocols to understand and evaluate pain in children.

  • With $5 Million Grant, the Welch Center for Advanced Bioactive Materials Crystallization is Formed at University of Houston

    With a $5 million grant, the University of Houston opens the Welch Center for Advanced Bioactive Materials Crystallization. The center will develop new ways to predict and control crystal formation with applications that benefit humankind, spanning from medicine to energy and the environment.

  • Healing Hands in Honduras

    In April, a brigade of doctors, staff and students from the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine journeyed to the rugged, rural heart of Honduras to provide crucial health care services where they are needed most.

  • Study: Wildfire Smoke Downwind Affects Health, Wealth and Mortality

    Study finds smoke particulates could lead to thousands of premature deaths and cost billions per year in the United States. Researchers looked at wildfire effects in cities stretching from New York to California.

  • $20M Partnership Extension with TDECU Goes Beyond Stadium Naming Rights

    A historic $20 million partnership extension has been finalized between the University of Houston and TDECU to maintain naming rights of TDECU Stadium. As part of the agreement, the nonprofit financial cooperative is expanding its support in the areas of financial literacy, career development and food insecurity.

  • Making Immunotherapy Safer

    Researchers at the University of Houston are working to make T-cell immunotherapy safer, developing a tool called CrossDome, which uses a combination of genetic and biochemical information to predict if T-cell immunotherapies might mistakenly attack healthy cells.

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