Study: Doing good for others is good for children’s and teens’ mental, physical health
June 5, 2023
Children and teenagers who volunteer tend to flourish mentally and physically, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.
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New research shows an uptick in weight loss surgery among youth in US
June 1, 2023
More adolescents in the U.S. are undergoing weight loss surgery, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston.
UTHealth Houston awarded nearly $13M in grants to study treatments for traumatic brain injury
May 25, 2023
Nearly $13 million in federal grant funds to study treatments for traumatic brain injury, which kills an average of 190 people and hospitalizes another 600 in the U.S. every day, has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the Department of Defense’s Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
Gene mutation linked to poorer TBI recovery outcomes in African Americans, according to study
May 24, 2023
African Americans with a mutation in the gene TRPM4 are more likely to have increased inflammation in the brain, resulting in poor recovery after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), compared to others who don’t have the mutation, according to a study by researchers with UTHealth Houston.
UTHealth Houston receives two awards for continuing research in neonatal care and women’s health
May 24, 2023
Prestigious grants totaling more than $4 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) and the NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) have been awarded to UTHealth Houston.
Drug significantly reduces chorea symptoms in patients with Huntington’s disease
May 19, 2023
The drug valbenazine statistically improves chorea, a movement disorder commonly associated with Huntington’s disease, when compared to a placebo, according to a recent international study led by UTHealth Houston researcher Erin Furr Stimming, MD, who served as principal investigator on behalf of the KINECT-HD Huntington Study Group.
Limitless whole blood best for trauma patients with severe blood loss, according to new UTHealth Houston research
May 16, 2023
In trauma patients with severe blood loss, if transfusions are working, physicians should not stop giving them to patients regardless of the amount of blood used, and whole blood should be used first, according to new research at UTHealth Houston.
UTHealth Houston researcher awarded over $5M to study and improve the diagnostic process in clinics to prevent errors
May 16, 2023
Improving the diagnostic process and preventing errors are the focus of two studies funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and led by Eric Thomas, MD, associate dean for health care quality with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
One-of-a-kind mobile respiratory system allows researchers to see airborne particle deposits in the lungs in new depths
May 4, 2023
A fully replicated human airway system is a new experimental tool that is overcoming limitations in studying aerosol deposition in lungs at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
UTHealth Houston launches Center for Digital Healthcare Innovation
May 4, 2023
Building on the momentum of the integrated electronic health record (EHR) and revenue cycle system launched two years ago, UTHealth Houston leaders today announced a new center that will continue to fuel innovation in digital health care for its patients, health care professionals, and researchers.
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