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22-Jul-2015 8:00 AM EDT
Experimental Drug Could Treat Hot Flashes, Other Symptoms of Menopause Without Harmful Side Effects
UNT Health Science Center

Researchers have discovered an experimental medication that treats hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms without the life-threatening risks of hormone replacement therapy, according to a team led by a UNT Health Science Center scientist.

Released: 21-Jul-2015 1:00 PM EDT
Fort Worth Team to Focus on Improving Health Care for Older Residents
UNT Health Science Center

UNT Health Science Center will team up with JPS Health Network, Texas Christian University and the United Way’s Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County to transform geriatric care in North Texas by improving medical training and health-care delivery for the region’s rapidly growing population of older residents.

Released: 6-Jul-2015 3:15 PM EDT
TCU and UNT Health Science Center to Create New Medical School
UNT Health Science Center

Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center have entered into a memorandum of understanding to create a new MD school in Fort Worth.

Released: 21-May-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Guidelines Bring UNT Health Science Center's Blood Test for Alzheimer's One Step Closer
UNT Health Science Center

A simple blood test developed at UNT Health Science Center to detect early Alzheimer's disease is a step closer to being used to screen older adults.

Released: 19-May-2015 11:45 AM EDT
Rutledge Foundation Grant to Aid UNTHSC Cancer Treatment Research
UNT Health Science Center

A $60,000 grant from the Rutledge Foundation is helping a UNT Health Science Center researcher further his research on a drug-carrying delivery system that targets and destroys cancer cells.

Released: 17-Mar-2015 12:30 PM EDT
Assimilation May Put Mexican-American Children at Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
UNT Health Science Center

Mexican-American children who assimilate into American culture are more likely to be at high risk for Type 2 diabetes than children who do not.

Released: 26-Jan-2015 2:15 PM EST
Physician Executive Dr. Michael Hicks to Lead UNTHSC’s Clinical Operations
UNT Health Science Center

Dr. Michael Hicks has joined the University of North Texas Health Science Center as its Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs.

Released: 22-Jan-2015 3:30 PM EST
UNT Health Science Center Program Focuses on Critical Role of Food Security
UNT Health Science Center

Through a new program launching this summer at UNT Health Science Center, students can now pursue a Graduate Certificate in Food Security and Public Health to study the important issues related to bringing safe, nutritious foods to populations around the globe.

Released: 16-Dec-2014 4:10 PM EST
UNT Health Science Center Finds Likely Link Between High Testosterone, Aggression in Male Alzheimer's Patients
UNT Health Science Center

Higher levels of testosterone could increase the risk for aggression, hallucinations and other acting-out behaviors in men who already have Alzheimer's disease.

22-Oct-2014 3:00 PM EDT
UNT Health Science Center to Join Effort to Diversify Biomedical Workforce
UNT Health Science Center

UNT Health Science Center is helping design a mentoring network for researchers from underrepresented minority backgrounds as part of a national effort to diversify the biomedical workforce.

Released: 9-Oct-2014 3:35 PM EDT
University of North Texas Health Science Center to Lead Fort Worth Fight Against Infant Mortality
UNT Health Science Center

UNT Health Science Center is leading an effort to combat infant mortality in Fort Worth.

Released: 7-Oct-2014 7:00 AM EDT
UNT Health Science Center Researcher Establishes Guidelines for Clinical Trials of Alzheimer's Blood Test
UNT Health Science Center

Researchers have moved a step closer to making a simple blood test to detect early Alzheimer's disease available for screening older adults.

Released: 15-Aug-2013 5:00 PM EDT
Doug White Named Vice President of Institutional Advancement at UNT Health Science Center
UNT Health Science Center

Doug White, who has guided development and fundraising efforts for large health care institutions and major universities, today was named Vice President of Institutional Advancement at UNT Health Science Center and the Executive Director of the UNTHSC Foundation.

Released: 15-Aug-2013 5:00 PM EDT
First Students at New College of Pharmacy to Begin Classes Next Week at UNT Health Science Center
UNT Health Science Center

Classes at the new UNT System College of Pharmacy begin Monday, making it the first pharmacy school in North Texas and the only one in the state situated on the campus of an academic health science center.

Released: 1-Jul-2013 6:00 PM EDT
UNT System College of Pharmacy Receives Pre-Candidate accreditation
UNT Health Science Center

The new UNT System College of Pharmacy has been granted accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) which allows admission of the inaugural class of Doctor of Pharmacy students in August of 2013.

Released: 7-Jun-2013 3:15 PM EDT
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Grant Enables UNTHSC, TCU Collaboration on New Senior Health Partnership as Part of Sage Program
UNT Health Science Center

The UNT Health Science Center’s (UNTHSC) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and School of Health Professions will expand its SAGE program and partner with the UNT System College of Pharmacy, along with the Texas Christian University Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences and Department of Nutritional Sciences, to develop and implement a partnership to improve the ability of physicians to work in teams among health care disciplines.

Released: 14-May-2013 4:00 PM EDT
UNT Health Science Center's Physical Therapy Program Achieves Accreditation
UNT Health Science Center

The UNT Health Science Center's Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, which began accepting students in 2010, has achieved initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education.

Released: 16-Apr-2013 4:00 AM EDT
Dr. Michael Williams Named to U.S. News & World Report “Hospital of Tomorrow” Advisory Council
UNT Health Science Center

Michael Williams, DO, MD, Interim President of UNT Health Science Center, has been appointed to a panel of notable health care executives tasked with guiding the development of a national forum created by U.S. News & World Report.

Released: 18-Mar-2013 5:05 PM EDT
Hands-on Treatment Improves Chronic Low Back Pain, Reduces Medication Use
UNT Health Science Center

Study conducted at UNTHSC used osteopathic manual treatment (OMT) and ultrasound therapy to treat chronic low back pain in 455 adults.

Released: 13-Mar-2013 12:25 PM EDT
First Study of Alzheimer’s in Fort Worth Mexican-American Population
UNT Health Science Center

Research at UNT Health Science Center suggests that depression and diabetes may be of particular importance in this population and even that the blood profile of Alzheimer’s is different among Mexican Americans as compared to non-Hispanic whites.



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