Even moderate diet during pregnancy can impair development, researchers say

May 23, 2006

In a study investigating developmental programming, or how the development of the fetus in the womb affects that individual’s lifetime health, researchers have found new evidence emphasizing the critical need for expectant mothers to get adequate nutrition.

Use of Titanium Rib increases, resulting in more lives saved

May 23, 2006

The Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib, an invention developed and validated over the past 19 years at the Health Science Center and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, is having a major impact on the way surgeons treat children whose lung growth is threatened by chest wall abnormalities, its inventor says.

UTHSC, Metro Health launch $3.2 million study of stillbirth

May 23, 2006

The estimates vary, from 1 in 200 pregnancies to 1 in 400, but the heartache of parents who have experienced a stillbirth seldom varies.

Naylor, other chromosome 3 explorers unveil their final work in Nature

May 16, 2006

The sequencing and analysis of human chromosome 3 provided a few surprises for researchers including Susan Naylor, Ph.D., professor of cellular and structural biology at the Health Science Center.

Weaker joins class of 2006 Minnie Stevens Piper Professors

May 16, 2006

Frank J. Weaker, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of cellular and structural biology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was named a 2006 Piper Professor in early May by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.

Congenital heart program collaboration is saving the tiniest of lives

May 16, 2006

Colman Collins turned 2 on March 30, a momentous birthday for any toddler but especially so for Colman.