Infertility is one topic to be discussed at 2005 Mini-Medical School
April 12, 2005
From the cute cuddles to the adorable little laughs, a baby brings so much delight to a home.
Occupational therapists help people at all stages of life
April 12, 2005
Toddlers adopted from orphanages in Russia … adults re-entering the work force after a traumatic brain injury … children on the Texas-Mexico border in a Head Start program.
Health Science Center captures award for assisting environment
April 5, 2005
The Health Science Center is a 2005 winner of the prestigious Partners for Change Award, presented by a Washington, D.C. organization called Hospitals for a Healthy Environment.
Timboe, Howe to present recent mission for Project HOPE
April 5, 2005
Health Science Center President Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D. invites you to a compelling presentation on the recent tsunami relief efforts at 5 p.m. April 11 in the auditorium.
Ticku receives prestigious MERIT Award extension from NIH
April 5, 2005
Research that is unraveling the mechanisms of alcohol dependence is proceeding full steam ahead, thanks to a $1.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) MERIT award extension grant recently received by Maharaj K. Ticku, Ph.D., professo
Risk scores identify young people with hardened arteries
April 2, 2005
Armed with more knowledge about what cardiovascular disease looks like in people ages 15 to 34, co-authors from the Health Science Center, the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research and institutions in Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Louisiana will report Monday that the same measurements done in a routine physical – of blood cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, and weight and height – can effectively be used to identify young people who show early evidence of hardening of the arteries, also called atherosclerosis.