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March 28, 2024 • School of Biomedical Sciences cell biology, eye research, glaucoma, molecular biology, molecular genetics, ocular pharmacology, sbs, School of Biomedical Sciences,
Abbot “Abe” Clark, PhD, FARVO, FAAO, regents professor of pharmacology and neuroscience in the School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has received the International Society for Eye Research 2024 Ernst H. Bárány Prize. The award was given in recognition of Clark’s outstanding contributions to research…
March 28, 2024 • School of Biomedical Sciences anatomy and physiology, Biomedical sciences, physiology and anatomy, sbs,
Dr. Steven Romero, associate professor of Physiology and Anatomy at the School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, was named the 2024 Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lecturer by the American Physiological Society. The lectureship is awarded to an early-career researcher recognized for original and outstanding accomplishments…
February 29, 2024 • School of Biomedical Sciences Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s Disease, hyperbaric oxygen therapy,
New findings by a team of researchers at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Biomedical Sciences are expanding people's understanding of the potential benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Their study, titled “Hyperbaric Oxygen Alleviates Selective Domains of Cognitive and Motor Deficits in Female…
December 20, 2023 • School of Biomedical Sciences
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is celebrating its first-ever graduating class of undergraduate students. This month, The School of Biomedical Sciences awarded Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences degrees to the program’s first cohort. “This is a historic day for the Health Science Center as we celebrate the first…
December 12, 2023 • School of Biomedical Sciences brain health, cardiovascular health, heart health, women's brain health, women's health, women's heart health,
Sixty million U.S. women live with some form of heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart disease is responsible for 1 in 5 female deaths, but only about half of women recognize it as their No. 1 killer. To bring awareness to the importance of women’s heart and brain…
October 25, 2023 • Pharmacology and Neuroscience, School of Biomedical Sciences
Laszlo Prokai, PhD, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to share his expertise on drug discovery and design with researchers and students at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. The Robert A. Welch Chair in Biochemistry and professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School…
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October 9, 2023 • Banner feature, School of Biomedical Sciences, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Alzheimer's research, Alzheimer’s Disease, NIH, School of Biomedical Sciences,
Mohammad Housini, a dual degree student at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has been chosen for a year-long fellowship with Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative as part of the Health Equity Scholars Program. Housini, a student at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, is also pursuing his Ph.D. with the…
September 28, 2023 • Center for Anatomical Sciences, Physiology and Anatomy, School of Biomedical Sciences
People with leg amputations, including those with diabetes, run the risk of overuse injuries like osteoarthritis, muscle atrophy or bone breaks in their intact limbs. Now, new research is quantifying the impacts of amputations and diabetes, a leading cause of amputation, on those overuse injuries. The findings could influence further research on musculoskeletal health and…
September 15, 2023 • School of Biomedical Sciences
Dimitrios Karamichos, PhD, has been appointed interim dean of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Biomedical Sciences, effective Sept. 15, 2023. Karamichos has served as executive director and endowed chair of the North Texas Eye Research Institute at HSC since 2022. He is a tenured professor with faculty…
September 14, 2023 • Multi School, School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health addiction, addiction research, Alcoholism, intervention, One Pill Kills, substance-involved overdose,
According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 29.5 million people aged 12 or older experienced alcohol use disorder in the previous year. In 2019, 20.4 million people in the United States were diagnosed with substance use disorders, an NSDUH survey found. More than 106,000 persons in the U.S. died from substance-involved…
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