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Newswise: UTHealth Houston’s Minimally Invasive Treatment Extends Hope to Patients with Medication-Resistant Epilepsy
Released: 25-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
UTHealth Houston’s Minimally Invasive Treatment Extends Hope to Patients with Medication-Resistant Epilepsy
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Findings of a study on a novel and minimally invasive laser therapy for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy caused by periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNVH) have been published by UTHealth Houston researchers in American Neurological Association’s Annals of Neurology.

Newswise: Grants for $3.5m From TARCC Fund New Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UTHealth Houston
Released: 19-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Grants for $3.5m From TARCC Fund New Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UTHealth Houston
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Studies by researchers at UTHealth Houston seeking to understand the underlying pathology of Alzheimer’s disease in order to discover new pathways to treatment have earned multiple awards totaling $3.5 million from the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC).

Newswise: The Ocean Corporation collaborates with UTHealth Houston on Space Medicine Fellowship program
Released: 19-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
The Ocean Corporation collaborates with UTHealth Houston on Space Medicine Fellowship program
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

UTHealth Houston and The Ocean Corporation are collaborating on UTHealth Houston’s Space Medicine Training Fellowship program, which now includes a two-week intensive training focused on hyperbaric technologies and analog environments akin to those astronauts experience during extravehicular activities (EVAs), or space walks.

Newswise: First Patient in Texas, Southeast US, Enrolled at UTHealth Houston for Study of Neural Cell Therapy Product to Treat Epilepsy
Released: 19-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
First Patient in Texas, Southeast US, Enrolled at UTHealth Houston for Study of Neural Cell Therapy Product to Treat Epilepsy
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

UTHealth Houston has enrolled the first patient in the Southeastern United States into a national Phase I/II clinical trial testing whether a neural cell therapy product can help inhibit the abnormal electrical activity that leads to an epileptic seizure.

Released: 18-Sep-2024 2:55 PM EDT
UTHealth Houston Makes Commitment to Nursing Science by Establishing Cizik Nursing Research Institute
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Building on the momentum of Cizik School of Nursing’s growing portfolio of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, the institute will provide key resources that nurse scientists need to advance meaningful programs of research.

Released: 13-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Heart healthy indicators and behaviors in adolescents linked to better cognitive function, according to UTHealth Houston research
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Cardiovascular health behaviors and overall cardiovascular health were directly associated with adolescent brain development and cognitive function, according to UTHealth Houston research published recently in the journal Mental Health and Physical Activity.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston and OpenAI Announce Groundbreaking, Privacy-Protecting Collaboration
Released: 13-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UTHealth Houston and OpenAI Announce Groundbreaking, Privacy-Protecting Collaboration
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

UTHealth Houston and OpenAI have announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration in the United States, marking the integration of AI technology into health care and education while protecting privacy.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Unveils a New Home in Austin Designed for Collaboration, Education, Research
10-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Unveils a New Home in Austin Designed for Collaboration, Education, Research
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A modern education space that is inclusive, safe, flexible, and environmentally conscious will be unveiled today as the new home of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin.

Newswise: Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing by researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine
Released: 11-Sep-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing by researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, which spread to cattle and infected 14 people this year, was detected using virome sequencing in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities by researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 1:50 PM EDT
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston awarded grant to advance chronic pain management in rural communities through auricular point acupressure
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Large-scale testing of self-managed auricular point acupressure for non-pharmaceutical pain management in rural communities is the focus of a new federal grant awarded to researchers with Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.

Released: 5-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Physical activity intervention strategies in low-income communities funded by a $5M NIH grant for collaborative research at UTHealth Houston and The University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A five-year, $5 million grant will allow researchers from UTHealth Houston and The University of Texas at Austin to test how community-level interventions can improve health and reduce disparities in low-income communities in Central Texas.

1-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Rare genetic variants linked to bicuspid aortic valve disease in young adults identified by UTHealth Houston researchers
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Genetic variants linked to a rare form of bicuspid aortic valve disease that affects young adults and can lead to dangerous and potentially life-threatening aortic complications have been identified by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

Released: 30-Aug-2024 12:40 PM EDT
UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine collaborate on first CDC Injury Control Research Center in Southwest, established to study injury and violence prevention
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The only Injury Control Research Center in Texas has been established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at UTHealth Houston in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine.

Newswise: Research from UTHealth Houston finds parents who recently experienced intimate partner violence had higher potential for parenting stress and child maltreatment
26-Aug-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Research from UTHealth Houston finds parents who recently experienced intimate partner violence had higher potential for parenting stress and child maltreatment
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Parents who recently experienced intimate partner violence reported more parenting stress and higher potential for child maltreatment, and were less likely to use positive parenting strategies, according to UTHealth Houston research published Aug. 26, 2024, in JAMA Pediatrics.

Newswise: New research led by UTHealth Houston sheds light on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Released: 15-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT
New research led by UTHealth Houston sheds light on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A study offering insights into understanding and managing the behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias led by a team of UTHealth Houston researchers has been published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Released: 1-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Young adults with cancer living in socially vulnerable neighborhoods in Texas have a higher mortality risk, new study finds
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer that live in more socially vulnerable neighborhoods in Texas have a higher risk of dying, according to new research from UTHealth Houston.

Newswise: Circadian clock impact on cluster headaches funded by $2.4M NIH grant for UTHealth Houston research
Released: 21-Jun-2024 2:30 PM EDT
Circadian clock impact on cluster headaches funded by $2.4M NIH grant for UTHealth Houston research
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The link between severe headache disorders headaches and the body’s circadian clock in pain timing and thresholds will be studied with a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to UTHealth Houston researchers.



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