Mummy study: Heart disease was bigger issue for human ancestors than initially thought
September 20, 2019
People had problems with cholesterol thousands of years ago, too, UTHealth reports.
Research
Study shows Texas leads in worksite lactation support initiatives
September 19, 2019
Texas is ranked in the top quarter of the U.S. for its worksite lactation support initiatives, according to research led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health. The study, published recently in the Journal of Human Lactation, was the first of its kind to identify and describe statewide worksite breastfeeding initiatives. These initiatives recognize employers in the state that support their breastfeeding employees.
Food as medicine: UTHealth and partners fill prescriptions for food insecurity
September 19, 2019
The answer to food insecurity could be as simple as a prescription for healthy food from your health care provider and the means to obtain it, particularly in food deserts, said researchers led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.
From lack of food to chronic illness, 2018 Health of Houston Survey sheds light on residents
September 18, 2019
A snapshot of health conditions revealing the disparities across 38 neighborhood areas in Harris County has been published in the 2018 Health of Houston Survey by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.
Most American adults do not know that HPV causes oral, anal, and penile cancers
September 16, 2019
More than 70% of U.S. adults are unaware that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes anal, penile, and oral cancers, according to an analysis led by researchers at UTHealth School of Public Health and published in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics.
Imaging reveals new results from landmark stem cell trial for stroke
September 16, 2019
Researchers led by Sean I. Savitz, MD, reported today in the journal Stem Cells that bone marrow cells used to treat ischemic stroke in an expanded Phase I trial were not only safe and feasible, but also resulted in enhanced recovery compared to a matched historical control group.
Sheth explores effects of endovascular stroke therapy on women
September 12, 2019
Sunil A. Sheth, MD, assistant professor of vascular and interventional neurology has had his paper titled “Sex Differences in Outcome after Endovascular Stroke Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke,” published in the August edition of Stoke.
Dragoi publishes research on brain synergy
September 4, 2019
Valentin Dragoi, PhD, Rochelle and Max Levit Distinguished Professor in the Neurosciences, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Sunny Nigam, PhD, and Sorin Pojoga, PhD, postdoctoral fellows in the Dragoi Lab have had their paper, “Synergistic Coding of Visual Information in Columnar Networks,” published in Neuron.
Front-line caregivers given tools to play bigger role in the fight against opioid abuse
August 26, 2019
Buprenorphine and naltrexone can help break a person’s addiction to life-threatening opioid use disorder, but they can be hard for front-line, primary care providers to prescribe.
UTHealth’s Argyrios Stampas earns training grant from Center for Clinical & Translational Sciences
August 23, 2019
Awards supports career development for clinical investigators who have recently completed professional training and who are commencing basic, translation, and/or clinical research.
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