Strokes affect nearly a million Americans each year, but an already-approved drug used for epilepsy could dramatically reduce their debilitating impact. New research shows one dose of the anti-epilepsy drug retigabine given hours after a mouse experienced a stroke preserved brain tissue and prevented the loss of balance and motor coordination. In the study, both […]
Teachers relish “aha! moments,” when students understand a complex concept for the first time. These moments are coming from both sides of the border with a new educational program between nursing schools at the UT Health Science Center and Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico. The Salud: Nuevas Fronteras program is bringing eight […]
Having a baby is a joyous event but can be nerve-wracking, even when the baby is the picture of health. Now imagine being the parent of an infant who has a congenital anomaly, a developmental delay or an autism spectrum disorder. Three months is the average wait time faced by parents to learn the nature […]
Diabetics heal slowly and often face high infection rates. For some 20 years, these reasons have kept dentists from placing dental implants in patients with diabetes. But a new study shows that with some accommodations, diabetic patients—even those with poorly controlled diabetes—had as high a success rate with implants after one year as patients with […]
It’s been seven years since actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment. The New York medical examiner ruled that Ledger died of “acute intoxication” from six kinds of painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs. Most drug overdoses are unintentional, said Barbara J. Turner, M.D., M.S.Ed., MACP, professor of medicine and director […]
Imagine a suitcase on a bumpy ride. With enough jostling it opens, spilling clothes everywhere. Similarly awkward, the suitcase locks may jam and not open at the destination. This analogy illustrates the importance of the protective capsule, called the capsid, which surrounds the HIV-1 genome. The capsid has to disassemble once the virus enters the […]
Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy dramatically reduces suicide attempts among at-risk military personnel, according to findings from a research study that included UT Health Science Center investigators. The two-year study, funded by the Army’s Military Operational Medicine Research Program, was conducted at Fort Carson, Colorado. It involved 152 active-duty soldiers who had either attempted suicide or […]
Peter Agre, M.D., Nobel laureate and director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, spoke about the power of science during the 2015 Presidential Distinguished Lecture March 26. “We should never underestimate the power of science to open doors,” he said. Dr. Agre shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of aquaporins, […]
Every day, more than 1,000 people are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. These are our mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers and spouses. They are scientists, artists, teachers and policymakers. As time goes on, even more of us will be affected, because the numbers are rising at a startling rate. Today, one in nine Americans aged 65 or […]
Imagine you are a soldier, patrolling the streets of a war-ravaged city. Without warning, a suicide bomber sets off an improvised explosive device 50 yards from where you stand. The powerful blast flips you backward into a wall. In seconds you open your eyes. How are you seeing? Will this affect your vision permanently? Researchers […]