Dr. Kathleen Bell, Co-Director of the Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair, Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and holder of the Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Chair in Mobility Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, offers the following tips to help lower the risk of sports-related concussions:
UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair (TIBIR) has initiated one of the nation’s first concussion registries for student athletes and others aimed at improving treatment for this all-too-common sports injury.
Understanding how to provide children with an early foundation in school readiness skills is critical, as many states estimate that half of their students, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, arrive at kindergarten already far behind where they need to be to succeed in school. In order to learn more about how to best prepare young children for school success, the Administration of Children and Families, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded a $2.5 million research grant to the Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Ursula Johnson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pediatrics with the Children’s Learning Institute, said the grant-funded research project will adapt two research-based parent and teacher interventions developed at the Children’s Learning Institute, PALS and BEECH, to examine the benefit to low-income infants’ and toddlers’ language, cognitive and social-
The Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!), a council of physical activity researchers including Harold Kohl, Ph.D., of the UTHealth School of Public Health, unveiled today baseline data cards for 131 countries across the world. These cards offer a detailed look at physical activity research, policy and surveillance worldwide.
Quantitative specialist Todd Little is director of IMMAP, an innovative statistical analysis center he pioneered at Texas Tech.
Depression is a significant predictor of five-year survival and recurrence in head and neck cancer patients, according to a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
The Statesman Capitol 10,000 is pleased to announce a new relationship: Baylor Scott & White Health is the annual race’s new presenting sponsor. The race will take its mark in downtown Austin on April 10, 2016.
Dr. Packer is the principal investigator of a trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Dec. 3 issue, showing new evidence about a major breakthrough in the medication management and treatment of heart failure patients. The updated study information and analysis builds upon the team’s earlier research about Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi) category of drugs.
Many people fall off ladders when putting up holiday lights and severely damage their feet.
The National Institutes of Health have awarded scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute and collaborators at the Food and Drug Administration, UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania a $5 million grant over the next 4 years to study a combination antiviral drugs and investigative AIDS vaccines aimed at treating infants and children affected by HIV. Dr. Ruth Ruprecht, Scientist & Director of the Texas Biomed AIDS Research Program, is leading this study.
The GCOOS-RA today released a new plan that will help protect humans and marine life from the negative impacts caused by harmful algal blooms, or HABs.
Marc Garbey, Ph.D., has joined Houston Methodist as scientific director of the Center for Computational Surgery. He was previously professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston.
Boehringer Ingelheim and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced a collaboration focused on developing innovative medicines for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
The optimal treatment approach for most women with breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BI-ALCL) is complete surgical excision of the implant and surrounding capsule, according to an international study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Blurred boundaries between advertising and public relations professions due to new roles in social media raise the question of whether educators can adequately prepare their students for a career in those growing fields, according to a Baylor study.
Changed labor laws — with some states curtailing collective bargaining — may lessen political activity among teachers and other public employees, traditionally cornerstones in electing Democrats.
An orthopedic surgeon is creating the world’s first implantation device that can lengthen the bones of young children internally. The inventor, a physician at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) El Paso, expects the device will lead to fewer infections and less pain, making the bone-lengthening process more bearable for children.
Professor Miguel Aguirre-Urreta and his colleagues investigated the advantages and perceptions of pair programming from the programmer’s standpoint.
Deena Katz, a certified financial planner and professor of personal financial planning at Texas Tech, is on the InvestmentNews inaugural Women to Watch list.
In 2014, there were about 36.9 million people living with HIV and about 2 million were infected. The virus, which causes AIDS, is commonly spread through sexual activity, and although antiretroviral therapy has turned the once-universally fatal condition into a chronic one, 1.2 million people died as a result of AIDS-related diseases last year.
When people choose sides on Thanksgiving, it’s usually whether to eat sweet potatoes or mashed potatoes. But this year, a business debate has made Turkey Day headlines: whether retailers should open or close on Thanksgiving.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has awarded UTSW researchers more than $19.6 million in grants to improve preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic services relating to different cancers, and to improve understanding of cancer biology.
The John P. McGovern Foundation has made a transformational $75 million gift to bolster medical training, provide full scholarships and support scientific discovery and innovation at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and its medical school, UTHealth President Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D., announced today.
Distinguished contributions to understanding p53 tumor suppression in stem cells and breakthrough advances in treating breast cancer have earned two scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center membership in a notable association of scholars.
How parents and schools handle bullying situations could have significant effects on children, says Jamilia Blake, associate professor of school psychology at Texas A&M University, who has studied the causes and effects of bullying and its impact on victims.
A crucial tumor-thwarting gene protects an immune attack against lung cancer by blocking the key to an off switch on T cells, the customized warriors of the immune system, a team led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded more than $22 million in research grants this week from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
Women with multiple tattoos report higher self-esteem than anyone else in the study and escalating acquisition of body art does not correlate with increased depression or suicide ideation. However, the same multi-tattooed women also report a much higher frequency of past suicide attempts.
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have shown that a pathogen-sensing molecule plays a vital role in keeping gastrointestinal (GI) systems healthy.
Eric Boerwinkle, Ph.D., a world-renowned genetics researcher and educator, has been appointed dean of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, effective January 1.
Many people will use caffeine to give them the extra boost they need to get everything done for the holiday season. However, a Houston Methodist internist says the need for more caffeine might be masking some serious sleep problems.
Research has shown that efforts through the Texas Grow! Eat! Go! program have had a positive effect on improving the health and wellness of youth in the five participating Texas counties.
In light of upcoming mandated teacher reform, Texas Tech, with funding from the Gates Foundation, is creating a center to help other universities change their teacher preparation programs.
A new study done by University of Texas at Dallas researchers indicates that watching 3-D images of tongue movements can help individuals learn speech sounds. Researchers say the findings could be especially helpful for stroke patients seeking to improve their speech articulation.
As UT Southwestern Medical Center’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital nears its first year of service, the 12-floor, 460-bed hospital has been identified as a Top Performer by The Joint Commission. The designation recognizes accredited hospitals that achieve a 95 percent or above on numerous safety and quality accountability measures.
Codiak BioSciences, Inc. announced today the closing of the first portion of a planned $80-plus million Series A and B financing. The company also executed license and sponsored research agreements with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
Andy Sabin, of East Hampton, N.Y., has committed $30 million — the philanthropist’s largest grant to date — to support research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
According to data released by the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, and analyzed in the annual State of Obesity report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in Arizona, North Carolina and New Mexico at least 75 percent of Native American adults are overweight or obese. Texas had the lowest obesity rate for Natives at 51 percent. By Mallory Black / Native Health News Alliance
Cetuximab, marketed as Erbitux®, is one of the key therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer. Yet the cancer still returns in some patients, shortening overall survival.
Nephrologists at Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC) El Paso have been invited to participate in a national consortium that’s investigating the key causes of lupus nephritis — an autoimmune disease that can cause kidney failure.
Baylor Scott & White Health has been ranked 10th healthiest employer in America by Healthiest Employer, LLC, based on its exceptional culture and employee wellness programs
UTEP Assistant Professor of Security Studies Damien Van Puyvelde, Ph.D., is an expert on national security issues and French citizenship. He is available to talk about the Paris attacks.
Most of us will seriously overeat between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Those people walking around with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease could make the condition a lot worse, opening them up to serious diseases.
Scientists at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have determined how the body responds during times of emergency when it needs more blood cells. In a study published in Nature, researchers report that when tissue damage occurs, in times of excessive bleeding, or during pregnancy, a secondary, emergency blood-formation system is activated in the spleen.
Stacey Mitchell of Harris Health System received the Virginia A. Lynch Pioneer Award in Forensic Nursing by the International Association of Forensic Nurses, the highest honor bestowed by the more than 3,000-member association with membership in 27 countries. This award recognizes an individual who has made exceptional contributions to the field of forensic nursing through clinical programs development, scientific achievement, legislation changes or educational activities. Virginia A. Lynch was a founding member of the association and a pioneer in what is today forensic nursing.
Baylor Scott & White Health and Canine Companions for Independence have opened the first Canine Companions training center in Texas and the first in the nation to be connected to a health care system. This is Canine Companions’ sixth training center in the country, and it will allow the organization to provide more highly trained assistance dogs free of charge to people with physical and developmental disabilities.
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