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  • Patient Care
| March 6, 2014

Developing a consistent routine will help in adjusting to clock changes

The arrival of Daylight Savings Time on Sunday means more sunshine in our days, but it also means we will lose an hour of sleep, an hour that most of us will have trouble getting back. At least 40 million...

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  • Patient Care
| March 6, 2014

UNTHSC nurse and student recognized as ‘Health Care Heroes’

  Laura Standish, RN Here are the numbers from 2013 that matter most to Laura Standish, RN: four clinics, nearly 1,300 health education visits and 335 vaccines ­- all free and for the benefit of children living in Fort Worth's...

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  • Research
| March 5, 2014

Research targets central nervous system disorders

Breakthroughs in brain disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases are sorely needed. Six millions Americans live with these conditions, and there's no cure. At the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, researchers like Xiaowei Dong, PhD, are working...

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  • Education
| March 4, 2014

Internationally renowned cancer scientist to speak at Research Appreciation Day

Isaiah J. Fidler, DVM, PhD, a pioneer in understanding how cancer spreads to other organs, will be the noon luncheon keynote speaker for the 22nd annual Research Appreciation Day on March 21. Dr. Fidler was instrumental in revealing the origins...

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  • Patient Care
  • Research
| February 26, 2014

The unexpected benefits of medical research trials

For more information about collaborating with NorTex researchers or to participate in a research study, contact Kimberly Fulda, DrPH, at 817-735-0225 or Kimberly.Fulda@unthsc.edu. Santiago Perez assumed he was fairly healthy when he volunteered for the North Texas Healthy Heart Study,...

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  • Community
| February 20, 2014

UNTHSC med students guiding blind runners through Cowtown Half Marathon

In the news: NBC 5 Video: Guiding Cowtown Runners to the Finish Scott Hudson is 62 and legally blind, with a degenerative eye condition that leaves him unable to distinguish much of anything beyond light and dark. But that hasn't...

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  • Community
| February 19, 2014

UNTHSC Foundation Board surprises outgoing chairman with scholarship award

  Allan Howeth Allan Howeth officially has handed over leadership of the UNT Health Science Center Foundation Board to the new chairman, Bob Ferguson. But before he did, Ferguson and other board members announced a surprise for the outgoing chairman...

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  • Research
| February 18, 2014

Restaurant menu labeling may not be reaching target audience, study indicates

A study by researchers at UNT Health Science Center indicates that the people most likely to use restaurant menu labeling are those who already are exercising, eating more fruits and vegetables, and drinking less soda and sugar-sweetened beverages. The researchers,...

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  • Community
| February 18, 2014

UNT Health Science Center is presenting sponsor of the Cowtown Marathon and Expo

The Cowtown Marathon Health & Fitness Expo, sponsored by UNT Health Science Center, will be held Friday and Saturday and will feature free health screenings.The Expo will be located at Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3400 Burnett-Tandy Dr. in Fort Worth....

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  • Education
| February 17, 2014

American Osteopathic Association honors UNTHSC physicians

The American Osteopathic Association recently honored several UNT Health Science Center physicians as Unsung Heroes. Those honored were Thomas Crow, DO, Professor of Osteopathic Medicine; John Bowling, DO, Assistant Dean of Rural Medical Education; Russell Gamber, DO, MPH, Adjunct Professor...