Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long donate $25 million

January 7, 2008

Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long, an Austin couple who share a deep love for Texas and its citizens, donated $25 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on Dec. 31.


Don’t assume Mexican candy is free from lead

December 20, 2007

Candies are never as nutritious as fruits and vegetables, it’s true, but who would suspect that a confection originating from south of the border would contain the heavy metal lead?



Study: Brains of older, younger adults respond differently to thirst

December 18, 2007

Twelve healthy subjects in their 60s and 70s showed a different pattern of brain activations during thirst and satiation than did 10 healthy subjects in their 20s who drank the same amounts and underwent imaging with positron-emission tomography (PET).