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UT Health Science Center receives $13.75 million to expand successful teen pregnancy prevention efforts

July 14, 2015

…rate by 19 percent. “What makes UT Teen Health different is that we work with each of our stakeholders to understand their needs and to customize a plan to fit…

Pilot program helps Hispanic children adopt healthier lifestyles, prevents excess weight gain

June 15, 2015

…lifestyle changes,” Parra-Medina said. “They also were tasked with playing outside 60 minutes a day outside of school or limiting television screen time to no more than two hours per…

Participants sought for study of diaphragm pacing device in ALS patients

June 4, 2015

…by Kent R. Van Sickle, M.D., assistant professor of surgery at the Health Science Center. “Because these patients have ALS, their motor neurons are degrading and dying. The diaphragm is…

CPRIT awards $5.2 million to CTRC researchers

May 21, 2015

…defenses to prevent recurrence,” Dr. Nicholson said. This work examines how microRNAs are transferred from healthy bone cells (osteocytes) to metastasized breast cancer cells, suppressing their growth. It appears that…

Adults suffering from drooling can participate in new study

May 21, 2015

…for troublesome drooling for at least three months (drooling must be secondary or related to another cause), and have had no prior exposure to botulinum toxin to the salivary glands….

Licensing agreement advances preclinical therapy for brain injuries, including concussion

May 7, 2015

…become the third leading cause of global mortality and disability by 2020, and in the U.S. alone approximately 1.7 million people sustain a TBI each year. An estimated additional 1.6…