Researchers practice new way of repairing rare throat obstructions
April 11, 2006Trouble swallowing and breathing, a sore throat and unexplained weight loss are all indicators of Zenker’s diverticulum – pouches that develop in the throat and are made up of muscle tissue and mucus membrane.
April 11 ‘Brain Bowl’ to test the knowledge, wits of undergrads
April 4, 2006The University of Texas Longhorns won the national championship this year on the gridiron, and now they’re trying for another title – capturing the prize at the seventh annual Brain Bowl at the UT Health Science Center.
Postdoctoral fellows vital to Health Science Center research
April 4, 2006Major research universities around the country host large numbers of recently graduated Ph.D.s and clinicians to further their research credentials for training intervals from two to six years.
Second building signifies expansion of HSC’s commitment to Laredo
April 4, 2006Young people who desire to become health professionals joined distinguished leaders, including Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., president of the Health Science Center, to break ground March 30 for the second building of the Health Science Center’s Laredo Campus Extension.
Good fitness before a stroke could reduce brain damage
March 28, 2006Here’s reason No. 101 to do those jumping jacks in the morning: The brain housed in a well-conditioned body is far more able to respond to the challenge of a stroke than the brain housed in an out-of-shape body, new research out of the Health Science Center suggests.
President Cigarroa receives leadership award from National Hispanic Medical Association
March 28, 2006Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., president of the Health Science Center, received the Hispanic Health Leadership Award in the academic category from the National Hispanic Medical Association in Washington, D.C. on March 25.