Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
October 17, 2019
A collaborative team of UTHealth investigators used a naturally found molecule to fortify mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle in order to promote healthy aging against metabolic challenges.
October 10, 2019
Still newlyweds, Jasmine and Andre Hicks, couldn’t be more excited to find out they were expecting their first child. However, nothing could prepare them when Jasmine started experiencing symptoms of labor at just 21 weeks.
October 2, 2019
From a professional standpoint, Nathan Hoot, MD, PhD, understands the value of medical research that leads to new, groundbreaking drugs in the treatment of rare diseases.
October 1, 2019
The human brain, with its countless mysteries and complex links, may represent the next frontier of discovery and innovation. UTHealth researchers Yahuan Lou, PhD, and João L. de Quevedo, MD, PhD, are helping us to understand what makes our brains unique and to find better treatments, preventions, and cures for brain disorders.
September 24, 2019
An algorithm developed by UTHealth faculty can help physicians outside of major stroke treatment centers assess whether a patient suffering from ischemic stroke would benefit from an endovascular procedure to remove a clot blocking an artery.
September 23, 2019
The UT Physicians Center for Healthy Aging – Bellaire clinic has been designated as an Age-Friendly Health System. This designation is awarded through participation in the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, which was launched in 2017.
September 16, 2019
More than 70% of U.S. adults are unaware that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes anal, penile, and oral cancers, according to an analysis led by researchers at UTHealth School of Public Health and published in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics.
September 16, 2019
Researchers led by Sean I. Savitz, MD, reported today in the journal Stem Cells that bone marrow cells used to treat ischemic stroke in an expanded Phase I trial were not only safe and feasible, but also resulted in enhanced recovery compared to a matched historical control group.
September 13, 2019
Texas legislators, pediatric trauma psychiatrists from UTHealth, and the Houston Police Department recently came together to discuss a new state law designed to help child sex trafficking survivors recover.
August 15, 2019
Carolyn Naman’s world turned upside down when her doctor explained one of her parathyroids had developed a benign tumor and would need to be removed.
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