Depressed patients might one day be asked: Have you had your leptin today?
January 17, 2006
Leptin, a hormone produced in fat tissue, regulates our appetite and weight, but it may do a whole lot more.
Sawing logs? New center aims to treat hard-core snorers
January 17, 2006
If your husband or wife’s snoring is driving you up a wall, think about what it might be doing to his or her health.
Dental School is among first in nation to use portable X-ray system
January 10, 2006
At first glance, it looks like a portable power drill you’d get at a local hardware store. But if you look closely, you’ll see the word “X-ray” printed in large red type near the control buttons.
Bullying: Suffering in Silence
January 10, 2006
The Health Science Center will host Barbara Coloroso, renowned author of “The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander,” for a workshop and lecture on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Scientists develop 1st genetic mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy
January 3, 2006
Researchers at the Health Science Center have developed the first genetic mouse model for non-convulsive temporal lobe seizures, a common form of epilepsy that affects nearly 600,000 Americans.
Wireless sensor allows monitoring of aneurysm with wave of wand
January 3, 2006
Vascular surgeons from the Health Science Center, operating at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System’s Audie Murphy Hospital Division, implanted a new type of wireless sensor into two patients.