Biomedical breakthroughs
Jian Yang has developed the first implant material of its kind that's nontoxic, biodegradable, and has natural fluorescence.
Inquiry - The Research Magazine for The University of Texas at Arlington
Illuminating Discovery
Cancer killed more than 550,000 Americans in 2009. Researchers at UT Arlington are working to reduce that number. Their advancements in optical imaging, fluorescent nanoparticles, sensor technology, and other areas are yielding better methods of diagnosing, treating, and managing the deadly disease.
Imaging is everything
Advancements in optical imaging allow surgeons to see more clearly into the human body and provide better detection systems.
Digesting a solution
Cancer patients and others who can't stomach food because of severe medical ailments could soon have hope, thanks to a UT Arlington doctoral student's invention.
From the cell to the soul
Andrew Baum's research on stress and cancer is a Catch-22. Stress causes cancer. Cancer causes stress.
Q&A: Taking a shine to treatment
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of malignancy-related deaths in American men. Bioengineering Professor Hanli Liu wants to change that statistic. So she's developing tools to better diagnose, contain, and treat the disease.
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