The misfolded and infectious prion protein that is a marker for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – linked to the consumption of infected cattle meat – has been detected in the urine of patients with the disease by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.
Philip Orlander, M.D., director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, has been named the 2014 Physician of the Year by the Houston Chapter of the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
Millions of people in the United States have a circulatory problem of the legs called peripheral vascular disease. It can be painful and may even require surgery in serious cases. This disease can lead to severe skeletal muscle wasting and, in turn, limb amputation.
Bhavani Iyer, O.D., a low vision specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, has been awarded a grant to help Harris County residents whose vision problems cannot be corrected with eyeglasses, medication or surgery.
New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) shows that It’s Your Game…Keep it Real (IYG), a health education program designed to delay sexual behavior and promote healthy dating relationships, can significantly reduce dating violence behaviors among minority youth.
Anil Kulkarni, MSc, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright-Nehru Scholarship Award for Academic and Professional Experience to travel to India this fall to teach immunonutrition and functional foods in the global health era.
New preclinical research on the molecular mechanisms responsible for sickle cell disease could aid efforts to develop much needed treatments for this devastating blood disorder that affects millions worldwide.
Barbara Dominguez, B.S.N., a medical genetics clinical nurse specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been honored as a Top 10 Houston area nurse by the Houston Chronicle.
Much like using dimmer switches to brighten or darken rooms, biochemists have identified a protein that can be used to slow down or speed up the growth of brain tumors in mice.
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Biobank at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) recently launched the Sample Location and Enhancement Distribution (SLED) software application.
In the United States, approximately 179 million cases of acute diarrhea occur each year, and most of those cases are entirely preventable, a researcher from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) concluded in a New England Journal of Medicine review article.
An international research team led by Cesar A. Arias, M.D., Ph.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has identified a new superbug that caused a bloodstream infection in a Brazilian patient. The report appeared in the April 17 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Rates of diabetes are unusually high among Mexican-Americans who live near the U.S. Mexico border and new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) finds that those dealing with depression and anxiety in this population are less likely to properly manage their diabetes.
The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, selected as an official charity of the 2014 TCS NYC Marathon in November, is recruiting members for Team Ritter. Proceeds raised by members of Team Ritter will go to the John Ritter Research Program (JRRP) in Aortic and Vascular Disease at (UTHealth).
A pilot study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) will assess the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the medial forebrain bundle of the brain for treatment-resistant depression.
A team of interventional cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons at UTHealth and Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute-Texas Medical Center performed Texas’ first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) under conscious sedation using the Edwards Sapien valve.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, in partnership with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, has unveiled the country’s first Mobile Stroke Unit.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing will send its first participant to the Rwanda Human Resources for Health Program (HRH Program) in January 2014. The program is part of a seven-year, $150 million initiative championed by former President Bill Clinton and Rwanda President Paul Kagame.
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial studying two forms of stem cell treatments for children with cerebral palsy (CP) has begun at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.
A study led by Nancy Bergstrom, Ph.D., associate dean at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing, found that nursing homes that utilize high-density foam mattresses may not need to turn residents every two hours to prevent pressure ulcers, a practice that has been used for over 50 years.
An intensive two-week course on critical care will be hosted by the Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.
A $1 million endowment on behalf of the West Syndrome Foundation has established the UTHealth Center of Excellence for West Syndrome Research and the Geissler Distinguished Chair in West Syndrome Research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School has been chosen as one of the first 25 sites in the country to investigate the safety and efficacy of Edwards Lifesciences Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic heart valve for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis.
A stem cell therapy previously shown to reduce inflammation in the critical time window after traumatic brain injury also promotes lasting cognitive improvement, according to preclinical research at UTHealth in Houston.
A multi-center team led by James Langabeer II, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has published a first-of-its-kind study in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) that examines unequal growth in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) centers relative to population and heart attack prevalence across the United States.
In the state of Texas, 59 percent of our child care operations are located in home-based environments, yet state and local quality improvement programs often overlook this important group. The Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), in partnership with Gov. Rick Perry’s Texas Early Learning Council, has taken a step forward in addressing the quality of these operations by offering free training for up to 300 home-based child care providers in the state.
A study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) showed that a hands-free ultrasound device combined with a clot-busting drug was safe for ischemic stroke patients.
In sports, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears happen. When star players suffer one, fans sometimes have questions as to what these injuries involve and how they are repaired.
As part of its George McMillan Fleming Center for Healthcare Management Panel Discussion series, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) will co-host a panel discussion with Greater Houston Healthconnect (Healthconnect), the region’s health information network.
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are part of a multi-center, international study investigating the safety and best dosage of a clot-buster for children with acute ischemic stroke.
Barbara E. Murray, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, has become the 2014 president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
John Wesley Munz, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, has been presented a teaching award by an internationally recognized medical organization.
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have begun a study investigating whether a probiotic might be helpful in reducing gut inflammation in infants with colic.
Cesar Arias, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, was bestowed the Oswald Avery Award for Early Achievement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).
A clinical trial evaluating a cardiac plug for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation has been launched by cardiology researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.
Friends and family members of people with thoracic aortic disease and fans of the late legendary comedic actor John Ritter will come together as Team Ritter to raise funds for the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 3.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is just the third institution in the country designated as a Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED)/Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Quality Care Center.
A paper detailing new diagnostic criteria for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) appears in the most recent online issue of Pediatric Neurology. The author is Hope Northrup, M.D., professor of pediatrics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
A gift of $450,000 from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ is helping launch a second group of students in the Accelerated Ph.D. Scholars Program of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing.
The University of Texas School of Public Health has received $20 million in funding from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today as part of an ongoing interagency partnership. The UT School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), is one of 14 Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) that are receiving a total of up to $53 million for tobacco-related research in fiscal year 2013.
When it comes to fat, you want the brown type and not so much of the white variety because brown fat burns energy to keep you warm and metabolically active, while white fat stores excess energy around your waist, causing health problems. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School are studying brown fat with a goal of fighting obesity.
Shell Oil Company is partnering with The University of Texas School of Public Health, a part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), in supporting a permanent endowed faculty chair in occupational and environmental health.
Eric Eichenwald, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.
Keely Smith, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, has been awarded the Children at Risk Child Health Advocacy Award.
Ponnada Narayana, Ph.D., and Jonathan Ophir, Ph.D., professors in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), are among recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Investigator Award of the Academy of Radiology Research.
Heinrich Taegtmeyer, M.D., D.Phil., professor of medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), was inducted as fellow of the International Society of Heart Research at the society’s 21st World Congress in San Diego, Calif.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing now is the first and only public university in the state approved to offer a nine-semesters program from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree to a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) in Nurse Anesthesia. Pending approval by the national Council on Accreditation (COA) of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, UTHealth could admit the first B.S.N. to D.N.P. class no later than the 2013-14 year.
Jia Shen, a student at The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, is a recipient of a 2013 Jess Hay Chancellor’s Graduate Student Research Fellowship. This award is given to two students per year across the entire University of Texas System, which is comprised of nine universities and six health institutions.
Investigators working to stem the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria have taken a major step in their efforts to develop new treatments.
Susan E. Pacheco, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, was among a group of individuals recently honored by The White House as “Champions of Change.”
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