Erik Wilson, M.D., associate professor and director of the Division of Elective General Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been elected president of the Clinical Robotic Surgery Association (CRSA).
As our population ages, a new program is being offered for nurses to gain advanced training in the special needs of geriatric patients.
Scleroderma clinicians and researchers in the United States and China have launched an international network to fight this debilitating disease that affects more than one million people worldwide.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Houston Community College (HCC) Coleman College for Health Sciences have been awarded a grant to establish the Biosafety Training Center, which will train, graduate and place biosafety technicians in jobs within one year.
Stem cells derived from a patient’s own bone marrow were safely used in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to results of a Phase I clinical trial at (UTHealth) published in Neurosurgery.
Children without previous iron deficiencies or anemia who remained infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) had significantly lower levels of iron compared to children who had the infection eradicated, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
To continue their efforts to fight childhood obesity, The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been awarded a four-year grant for $3.7 million grant from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
Research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Athersys reveals that a novel stem cell therapy provided multiple benefits when administered in preclinical models of ischemic stroke.
UTHealth Trauma Experts are available for interviews to discuss trauma surgery and recovery in the wake of the near-fatal shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) at an event in Tucson.
UTHealth and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital have launched the first Phase I safety study approved by the FDA to investigate the use of a child’s own umbilical cord blood stem cells for pediatric traumatic brain injury.
Known nationally for her research into single-cell organisms that affect oral health, Millicent “Mimi” Goldschmidt, Ph.D., a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been selected to receive the 2011 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Founders Distinguished Service Award.
Private insurers appear to be more effective in controlling health care spending differences between two Texas cities than Medicare, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health. Researchers found that sharp disparities in per-capita Medicare healthcare spending between McAllen and El Paso were significantly diminished when private insurance paid for health care costs in the under-65 population.
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., executive vice chancellor for health affairs for The University of Texas System, has appointed disability rights champion Lex Frieden to take on the challenge of enhancing the lives of the 2.8 million Texans with disabilities. Frieden’s one-year appointment as the Chancellor’s Health Fellow on Disability was effective Dec. 1.
Hispanic Business magazine ranked The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) as having one of the top 10 medical schools for Hispanic students for the fifth year in a row.
Ananth Annapragada, Ph.D., Robert H. Graham Professor in Entrepreneurial Biomedical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been nominated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect Group B strep (GBS), the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborns, is being studied by researchers at UTHealth.
Discovery of a fifth gene defect and the identification of 47 DNA regions linked to thoracic aortic disease are the subject of studies released this month involving researchers at UTHealth.
Results of a UTHealth trial in which heart attack patients are given a clot buster in the back of an ambulance reveal a decrease in treatment time and subsequent less heart muscle damage.
Personalized medicine: Cardiovascular disease patients who have a genetic defect that makes them less responsive to blood thinners may be helped with an increased dosage, according to a pilot study led by a cardiologist at UTHealth.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and BioHouston, Inc. on Oct. 21 announced a new agreement to boost services to biomedical entrepreneurs and new bio-tech start-ups in Houston.
Ask someone in the know to list the substances in breast milk that make it the ideal food for newborns and you may hear about proteins that guard against infection, fats that aid in the development of the nervous system and carbohydrates that promote the growth of healthy bacteria. But, you may not hear too much about the nitrite and nitrate in breast milk and their contributions to developing gastrointestinal, immune and cardiovascular systems.
This fall, graduate students in a nanomedicine course at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are logging into an online virtual world known as Second Life, activating their computer-generated avatars and heading off to class. This is one of several Second Life projects underway at UTHealth.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America is presenting its 2010 Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement to Herbert L. DuPont, M.D., director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The award recognizes his discoveries in the field of infectious diseases in the past 33 years.
She's sharp, witty... and different. And, until she was 41, she couldn't tell you what made her "different" all of her life. Nor could her parents, college professors or any of her 13 employers.
UTHealth has received a five-year, $11 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse that will be used to further clinical and imaging studies on cocaine dependence.
“It’s Your Game: Keep It Real,” an evidence-based sex education curriculum developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), will be implemented in select public schools across the nation next year as part of a federally-funded program to tackle the U.S. teenage pregnancy rate.
The Alzheimer’s Association has awarded a three-year, $200,000 grant to Claudio Soto, Ph.D., UTHealth professor of neurology, to pursue a procedure that could detect pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease.
Ten pacesetting doctoral students are on their way to earning their Ph.D. in Nursing in an innovative three-year pilot program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing.
Children who practice healthy lifestyle habits such as eating fruits and vegetables and engaging in physical activity may be negatively impacting their health because they tend to consume large amounts of flavored and sports beverages containing sugar, according to research at The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Jennifer Abrams, a graduate student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been awarded a three-year, $33,000 fellowship from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) to support her innovative research into the molecular causes of protein misfolding diseases like Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s and Parkinson’s.
A new study designed to test suspected links between genes and two immune disorders could open the door to better ways to diagnose and treat the conditions that affect a combined total of approximately 2.5 million people in the United States, report scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Actress, writer and aortic health advocate Amy Yasbeck has joined with UTHealth in Houston to establish the John Ritter Research Program in Aortic and Vascular Diseases (JRRP).
The process to transform medicine through the use of electronic health record systems has taken a big step in the southern region of Texas with the opening of a new center to help frontline healthcare providers utilize these innovative systems. It is called the Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center (GCREC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and its enrollment period for eligible practitioners started Sept. 7.
Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurobiology and anatomy at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), is one of 17 researchers to win a 2010 National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award. The award supports scientists who propose revolutionary, high-impact approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.
Teaching children money management skills can pay big dividends.
If you think you shouldn't be worried about your child's—or your—lingering, nagging cough, think again. Pertussis has reemerged on the scene. In what some public health officials are calling the worst outbreak in 50 years, pertussis, better known by its unique sound—whooping cough, has been found in six states with 1,500 cases reported, six of them fatal.
Someone in the world is diagnosed with breast cancer every 23 seconds. It is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide among women and approximately 456,000 die from the disease each year. At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), a scientist is taking aim at the molecular machinery behind this disease.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin have announced the creation of two dual degree programs, a Master of Public Affairs/Master of Public Health degree and a Master of Global Policy Studies/Master of Public Health degree.
While there are still mysteries surrounding the fundamental process of memory, research has revealed activities that may enhance memory and promote overall brain health. John H. Byrne, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, studies the neuronal and molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory. Here are three tips he offers for maintaining and improving brain health.
To meet the escalating patient care, research and healthcare education needs for a rapidly aging population, a university-wide Consortium on Aging has been established at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Nina Brown, 68, and millions of others with a debilitating neurological condition called Parkinson’s disease are counting on researchers for a cure. At The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), protein chemists are working to develop a therapeutic vaccine.
Depression in the elderly is not uncommon. According to the National Institutes of Health, of the 35 million Americans age 65 and over, about 2 million suffer from full-blown (major depressive disorder) depression and another 5 million suffer from less severe forms.
Hailed as the Bill of Rights for people with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) has fulfilled much of its promise since it went into effect 20 years ago, according to an online survey of disability leaders, released today. But the findings also uncover new challenges.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has reached an agreement with other institutions that will allow it to take the next step in commercially developing an innovative medical imaging system that uses night vision technology to tackle a common side effect of cancer treatment.
Blacks are surviving colorectal cancer at a significantly lower rate compared to whites and Asians due to co-morbidities and their socioeconomic status, according to research by epidemiologists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) announced that its Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) has leased more than three-quarters of its available space to eight Texas-based startups in less than a year. The center’s focus is to assist biotech entrepreneurs and small companies with the translation of discoveries into innovative health solutions.
The GBS/CIDP Foundation International has designated UTHealth as one of seven initial Centers of Excellence for the diagnosis and treatment of two inflammatory disorders.
An 11-year-old girl and a 55-year-old woman seek answers to help them understand deadly Marfan syndrome at the National Marfan Foundation (NMF) Annual Conference co-sponsored by UTHealth.
It was a wake-up call. In 2002, a national newspaper listing of “All-American Cities” ranked Laredo, Texas, dead last in literacy. Not only was this revelation stunning, but to Laredo’s community leaders, the low literacy rate was unacceptable.
The United States-Mexico Border Health Commission (BHC) recently selected the Brownsville Farmers’ Market as a recipient of the 2010 Border Model of Excellence in Childhood Obesity award.
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