The Houston area is riddled with fault lines. Thanks to UH researchers, geologists now have maps pinpointing the locations of these faults.
UH vision scientist Jason Porter received a $1.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether his techniques are more effective than others in understanding the earliest changes of glaucoma, which could lead to developing a way to earlier diagnose the disease.
Research continues by scientists worldwide to treat, delay and prevent Alzheimer's Disease. One of those researchers is getting an early start. Jon Casey Berridge won’t complete his undergraduate degree at the University of Houston until December 2012, but for more than a year he’s investigated the neurons of Alzheimer’s afflicted brains to find out the impact they have on cell signaling.
