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July 6, 2023

Clinical trial gives woman a new lease on life

Written By: Jeannette Sanchez | Updated: July 6, 2023

Versil Joyles-Stapleton, 76, can’t seem to slow herself down — a drastic change to how she lived her life just 2 years ago.

July 5, 2023

Different areas of the brain activated depending on structural complexity of music, language

Written By: Caitie Barkley | Updated: July 5, 2023

Distinct, though neighboring, areas of the brain are activated when processing music and language, with specific sub-regions engaged for simple melodies versus complex melodies, and for simple versus complex sentences, according to research from UTHealth Houston.

May 24, 2023

UTHealth Houston receives two awards for continuing research in neonatal care and women’s health

Written By: Jeannette Sanchez | Updated: 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.

May 16, 2023

Limitless whole blood best for trauma patients with severe blood loss, according to new UTHealth Houston research

Written By: Halle Jones | Updated: 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.

April 17, 2023

Two brain networks are activated while reading, study finds

Written By: Caitie Barkley | Updated: April 17, 2023

When a person reads a sentence, two distinct networks in the brain are activated, working together to integrate the meanings of the individual words to obtain more complex, higher-order meaning, according to a study at UTHealth Houston.

April 14, 2023

Study: Misfolded alpha-synuclein protein key to early detection of Parkinson’s disease

Written By: Caitie Barkley | Updated: April 14, 2023

The presence of a misfolded alpha-synuclein protein can be used to determine if people have Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study using technology developed by a researcher at UTHealth Houston. This biomarker could pave the way for the development of better diagnostic tools and new treatment options for the disease.

April 6, 2023

Physicians should be on alert for group A strep as cases experience historic rise, study finds

Written By: Halle Jones | Updated: April 6, 2023

The U.S. experienced an unprecedented number of group A streptococcal infections in children from October to December of 2022, which should alert physicians to check for the potentially deadly infectious disease as the country moves out of the pandemic, according to research published by UTHealth Houston.

March 29, 2023

Cluster headache, migraine strongly associated with circadian system, according to published research

Written By: Caitie Barkley | Updated: March 29, 2023

Cluster headache and migraine are both strongly linked to the internal clock that regulates body processes known as the circadian system, according to new research from UTHealth Houston.

March 28, 2023

Review: Multiple ways to address telehealth barriers for stroke survivors

Written By: Caitie Barkley | Updated: March 28, 2023

While the outpatient management of stroke survivors through telehealth is prone to multiple barriers, it offers many advantages for addressing fairness in health in stroke survivors, according to a review from UTHealth Houston.

March 24, 2023

Study: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, can alter genome structure of our cells

Written By: Jeannette Sanchez | Updated: March 24, 2023

People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may experience genome structure changes that not only may explain our immunological symptoms after infection, but also potentially link to long COVID, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

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