Latest news from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/experts-available-to-discuss-common-holiday-season-topics/?sc=rsin /articles/experts-available-to-discuss-common-holiday-season-topics/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:05:18 EST University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/adequate-sleep-significantly-reduces-the-risk-of-hypertension-in-adolescents-according-to-new-study/?sc=rsin /articles/adequate-sleep-significantly-reduces-the-risk-of-hypertension-in-adolescents-according-to-new-study/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:30:53 EST Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower risk of hypertension, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/change-of-ownership-in-home-health-agencies-may-lead-to-increased-medicare-spending-and-reduced-staffing-levels-according-to-uthealth-houston-research/?sc=rsin /articles/change-of-ownership-in-home-health-agencies-may-lead-to-increased-medicare-spending-and-reduced-staffing-levels-according-to-uthealth-houston-research/?sc=rsin Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:15:47 EST Medicare-certified home health agencies, which are key to allowing older adults to age in place, are increasingly going through ownership changes, raising concerns about health care spending, workforce, and quality of care, according to a study by UTHealth Houston. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/8-1m-grant-will-allow-researchers-to-study-the-role-of-skeletal-stem-cells-in-craniofacial-bone-diseases-and-deformities/?sc=rsin /articles/8-1m-grant-will-allow-researchers-to-study-the-role-of-skeletal-stem-cells-in-craniofacial-bone-diseases-and-deformities/?sc=rsin Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:25:27 EST Researchers at UTHealth Houston have been awarded an $8.1 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine skeletal stem cells as potential drivers of craniofacial bone diseases and deformities. The study is led by Noriaki Ono, DDS, PhD, associate professor of orthodontics, and diagnostic and biomedical sciences at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/uthealth-houston-awarded-2-5-million-grant-to-improve-outcomes-for-stroke-patients-with-large-blood-vessel-blockages/?sc=rsin /articles/uthealth-houston-awarded-2-5-million-grant-to-improve-outcomes-for-stroke-patients-with-large-blood-vessel-blockages/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:05:11 EST Improving clinical outcomes in stroke patients by closing a gap between successful re-opening of a blocked vessel through endovascular surgery and a reduction of disability is the focus of a $2.5 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston researchers. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/improving-health-outcomes-of-underserved-patients-living-with-cancer-focus-of-4-8m-grant-to-uthealth-houston/?sc=rsin /articles/improving-health-outcomes-of-underserved-patients-living-with-cancer-focus-of-4-8m-grant-to-uthealth-houston/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:05:42 EST An intervention study to improve outcomes for cancer survivors and enhance primary care capacity, funded with a $4.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, will be implemented by UTHealth Houston researchers in partnership with eight Texas primary care community health centers that treat under- and uninsured patients. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/first-infusion-in-houston-for-new-alzheimer-s-drug-administered-at-uthealth-houston/?sc=rsin /articles/first-infusion-in-houston-for-new-alzheimer-s-drug-administered-at-uthealth-houston/?sc=rsin Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:05:36 EST UTHealth Houston is the first institution in Houston to administer an FDA-approved drug, Kisunla (donanemab-azbt), for the treatment of early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/uthealth-houston-s-minimally-invasive-treatment-extends-hope-to-patients-with-medication-resistant-epilepsy/?sc=rsin /articles/uthealth-houston-s-minimally-invasive-treatment-extends-hope-to-patients-with-medication-resistant-epilepsy/?sc=rsin Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:05:13 EST Findings of a study on a novel and minimally invasive laser therapy for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy caused by periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNVH) have been published by UTHealth Houston researchers in American Neurological Association's Annals of Neurology. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/grants-for-3-5m-from-tarcc-fund-new-alzheimer-s-disease-research-at-uthealth-houston/?sc=rsin /articles/grants-for-3-5m-from-tarcc-fund-new-alzheimer-s-disease-research-at-uthealth-houston/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:05:46 EST Studies by researchers at UTHealth Houston seeking to understand the underlying pathology of Alzheimer's disease in order to discover new pathways to treatment have earned multiple awards totaling $3.5 million from the Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium (TARCC). University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/the-ocean-corporation-collaborates-with-uthealth-houston-on-space-medicine-fellowship-program/?sc=rsin /articles/the-ocean-corporation-collaborates-with-uthealth-houston-on-space-medicine-fellowship-program/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:05:23 EST UTHealth Houston and The Ocean Corporation are collaborating on UTHealth Houston's Space Medicine Training Fellowship program, which now includes a two-week intensive training focused on hyperbaric technologies and analog environments akin to those astronauts experience during extravehicular activities (EVAs), or space walks. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/first-patient-in-texas-southeast-us-enrolled-at-uthealth-houston-for-study-of-neural-cell-therapy-product-to-treat-epilepsy/?sc=rsin /articles/first-patient-in-texas-southeast-us-enrolled-at-uthealth-houston-for-study-of-neural-cell-therapy-product-to-treat-epilepsy/?sc=rsin Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:05:57 EST UTHealth Houston has enrolled the first patient in the Southeastern United States into a national Phase I/II clinical trial testing whether a neural cell therapy product can help inhibit the abnormal electrical activity that leads to an epileptic seizure. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/uthealth-houston-makes-commitment-to-nursing-science-by-establishing-cizik-nursing-research-institute/?sc=rsin /articles/uthealth-houston-makes-commitment-to-nursing-science-by-establishing-cizik-nursing-research-institute/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:55:28 EST Building on the momentum of Cizik School of Nursing's growing portfolio of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, the institute will provide key resources that nurse scientists need to advance meaningful programs of research. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/heart-healthy-indicators-and-behaviors-in-adolescents-linked-to-better-cognitive-function-according-to-uthealth-houston-research/?sc=rsin /articles/heart-healthy-indicators-and-behaviors-in-adolescents-linked-to-better-cognitive-function-according-to-uthealth-houston-research/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:05:26 EST Cardiovascular health behaviors and overall cardiovascular health were directly associated with adolescent brain development and cognitive function, according to UTHealth Houston research published recently in the journal Mental Health and Physical Activity. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/pulmonary-fibrosis-awareness-month-know-your-risk/?sc=rsin /articles/pulmonary-fibrosis-awareness-month-know-your-risk/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:05:16 EST University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/uthealth-houston-and-openai-announce-groundbreaking-privacy-protecting-collaboration/?sc=rsin /articles/uthealth-houston-and-openai-announce-groundbreaking-privacy-protecting-collaboration/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:05:08 EST UTHealth Houston and OpenAI have announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration in the United States, marking the integration of AI technology into health care and education while protecting privacy. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/uthealth-houston-school-of-public-health-unveils-a-new-home-in-austin-designed-for-collaboration-education-research/?sc=rsin /articles/uthealth-houston-school-of-public-health-unveils-a-new-home-in-austin-designed-for-collaboration-education-research/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:00:00 EST A modern education space that is inclusive, safe, flexible, and environmentally conscious will be unveiled today as the new home of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/avian-flu-found-in-wastewater-of-10-texas-cities-through-virome-sequencing-by-researchers-at-uthealth-houston-and-baylor-college-of-medicine/?sc=rsin /articles/avian-flu-found-in-wastewater-of-10-texas-cities-through-virome-sequencing-by-researchers-at-uthealth-houston-and-baylor-college-of-medicine/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:05:40 EST Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, which spread to cattle and infected 14 people this year, was detected using virome sequencing in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities by researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/expert-available-new-fda-regulation-on-dense-breasts-and-mammograms/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-available-new-fda-regulation-on-dense-breasts-and-mammograms/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:05:40 EST University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/cizik-school-of-nursing-at-uthealth-houston-awarded-grant-to-advance-chronic-pain-management-in-rural-communities-through-auricular-point-acupressure/?sc=rsin /articles/cizik-school-of-nursing-at-uthealth-houston-awarded-grant-to-advance-chronic-pain-management-in-rural-communities-through-auricular-point-acupressure/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:50:26 EST Large-scale testing of self-managed auricular point acupressure for non-pharmaceutical pain management in rural communities is the focus of a new federal grant awarded to researchers with Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston /articles/physical-activity-intervention-strategies-in-low-income-communities-funded-by-a-5m-nih-grant-for-collaborative-research-at-uthealth-houston-and-the-university-of-texas-at-austin/?sc=rsin /articles/physical-activity-intervention-strategies-in-low-income-communities-funded-by-a-5m-nih-grant-for-collaborative-research-at-uthealth-houston-and-the-university-of-texas-at-austin/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:05:24 EST A five-year, $5 million grant will allow researchers from UTHealth Houston and The University of Texas at Austin to test how community-level interventions can improve health and reduce disparities in low-income communities in Central Texas. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston