Rice Institute

Recent papers from Rice Institute

1. Discovery of a New Medical Discipline: Nonequilibrium Medicine (NEM) — A Potentially Universal Foundation For Medicine2026
2. Patterns of Daily and Non-Daily Nicotine Pouch Use Among U.S. Adults: An Exploratory Analysis of Use Contexts, Harm Perceptions, and Health Characteristics, 2025International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2026
3. Experimental Validation Framework for Nonequilibrium Medicine (NEM): Testing Perturbation, Dynamic Response, Adaptation, Recovery, and Physiological Resilience Across Medical Conditions2026
4. Discovery of a New Medical Discipline: Nonequilibrium Medicine (NEM) — Proposing a Cross-Cutting Medical Framework Based on Thermodynamic Dynamics, Flux, Dissipation, Adaptation, and Resilience2026
5. A World-First Discovery of Energy Modulation Theory (EMT): Computational Companion and Scale-Free Implications Across Scales (Version V3)2026
6. Macrophage Polarization as a Target for Colorectal Cancer Treatment Optimization: A Systematic ReviewCancers · 2026
7. Effects of carnosine supplementation on physical endurance: a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trialJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026
8. A World-First Discovery of Energy Modulation Theory (EMT): Experimental Protocols for Testing the Scale-Free Principle of Unequal Energy Partitioning in Active Matter Systems – Version V22026
9. Body Compensation Syndrome (BCS): A Clinical Manifestation of Energy Modulation Theory(EMT) in Chronic Diseases. A World-First Named Clinical Entity.2026
10. A World-First Discovery of Energy Modulation Theory(EMT): A Scale-Free Principle of Unequal Energy Partitioning in Active Matter Systems.2026
11. The Principle of Creature-Specific Energy Indeterminacy (PCSEI): A Universal Epistemological Framework Extending Energy Modulation Theory(EMT) Across Scales of Life and Climate Resilience . A World-First Epistemological Principle2026
12. Association Between Observed Climate Change and Cardiovascular Disease in the United StatesGeoHealth · 2026
13. Pain and Nutrition in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Phase 1: a cross-sectional, observational study designFrontiers in Dementia · 2026
14. Activation of Dioxygen via Neodymium-Alkali Metal ClustersJournal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
15. Survey of the human proteostasis network: the ubiquitin-proteasome system2026
16. Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer as a novel serum biomarker for recurrence in hepatocellular carcinomaWorld Journal of Gastroenterology · 2026
17. A HaloTag–4R-Tau Pulse-Chase Sensor Reveals Neddylation Inhibition Promotes Degradation of Tau in iNeurons2026
18. Cerebellar Abnormalities: A Component of Autism PathophysiologyMedicina · 2026
19. AJPC academy: A four-pillar model for cultivating the next generation of academic leaders in cardiovascular preventionAmerican Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2026
20. Phase Competition and Rutile Phase Stabilization of Growing GeO ₂ Films by MOCVDACS Applied Electronic Materials · 2026