TPR: Petrie Dish: Inside the scramble to treat coronavirus
April 27, 2020
Dr. Joe Schmelz, assistant VP for research, discusses the process of getting new COVID-19 treatments approved by the FDA. Listen to the podcast….
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Scientists research a solution to the metabolic crisis
April 27, 2020
Scientists in Texas and Pennsylvania have identified a protein sensor that restricts how much sugar and fat our cells convert into energy during periods of starvation. It is possible, the…
Collaborating to produce low-cost ventilators
April 27, 2020
…stretched thin due to the coronavirus. The team needed a way to automatically compress the bag to get oxygen to patients. A windshield wiper motor pulled from a 2016 Toyota…
Texas Standard: Ask a doctor: Is testing reliable enough to reopen the state, and other questions answered
April 27, 2020
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, answers listeners’ questions about the coronavirus pandemic. Listen to the Q&A….
ScienceDaily: Traffic officer protein governs speed of sugar/fat conversion pathway
April 27, 2020
Scientists have identified a protein sensor that restricts how much sugar and fat cells convert into energy during periods of starvation. It is possible, the scientists say, that the sensor…
Austin American-Statesman: Opinion: Coronavirus exposes the weaknesses of America’s health care system
April 27, 2020
First-year medical student, Drew Pearson, wrote this op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman. Pearson along with several other medical students are taking a writing course through the Center for Medical Humanities…