As the so-called silver tsunami sweeps the country, the demand for ways to treat age-related diseases is growing dramatically. A $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help UNT Health Science Center train researchers to meet the needs of the country’s aging population. "This grant is a key to re-supplying the research... Read more »
Jul 7, 2014
Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, has been selected as one of 50 participants in this year’s National Institute on Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program for emerging researchers. The highly competitive program – formerly called the Summer Institute on Aging Research – will be held... Read more »
Jul 1, 2014
Triple-negative breast cancer is often aggressive and difficult to treat, making the need for effective therapies all the more urgent. With the help of a $25,000 UNT Health Science Center seed grant, Alakanada Basu, PhD, is laying the groundwork for just such a therapy that could one day improve the outlook for those with a... Read more »
Jul 1, 2014
Words of admiration for a distinguished scientist whose career has spanned four decades filled Luibel Hall as faculty, staff and students honored Thomas Yorio, PhD, recipient of the prestigious Barany Prize. Dr. Yorio, Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, will receive the award from the International Society for... Read more »
Jun 27, 2014
Amy Raines-Milenkov, MPH, DrPH World Refugee Day honors the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under the threat of persecution, conflict and violence. UNT Health Science Center will host an event for those who want to learn more about refugees and opportunities for promoting the... Read more »
Jun 18, 2014
Stephen Mathew, PhD Today more than 75 percent of children with leukemia are cured, but survival often comes at a cost. The very drugs that save lives can cause severe side effects later. To reduce those risks, researchers at UNT Health Science Center are studying ways to use a patient’s own immune system to destroy... Read more »
Jun 5, 2014
Laszlo Prokai, PhD, DSc Katalin Prokai-Tatrai, PhD A new protocol that helps scientists identify a protein that is changed by nitroxidated stress in the body has been developed by UNT Health Science Center researchers. Previously there was no effective way to study nitroxidative stress, according to Laszlo Prokai, PhD, DSc, and Katalin Prokai-Tatrai, PhD,... Read more »
May 29, 2014
For decades scientists have tried to understand how glaucoma develops in the eye. Now a team of UNT Health Science Center researchers have identified a signaling pathway that appears to play a major part in the development of the incurable eye disease that affects more than 67 million people worldwide and that can lead to... Read more »
May 29, 2014
Every footstep is a risk for diabetics like Rudolph Blancarte. Because diabetes can cause people to lose sensation in their feet, they often don’t feel pain from a developing wound. Something as innocuous as a pebble in their shoe can lead to a serious infection. "The first time it happened, my foot swelled like a... Read more »
May 27, 2014
M. Harvey Brenner, PhD An international research team led by a UNT Health Science Center epidemiologist found that a just and socially responsible layoff process is important for the emotional health of workers – a study that occurred during the most severe recession since the Great Depression. The findings could inform how downsizing companies approach... Read more »
May 20, 2014