Research seeks to prevent vision loss in infants with congenital glaucoma

Without treatment, congenital glaucoma can lead to vision loss, often before a baby ever takes his first steps. Unraveling how this eye disease occurs is the goal of Colleen McDowell, PhD, Research Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Immunology. A $60,000 grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation is funding her research on this condition…

Tips to reduce the risk of sunburn

Deep in the heart of a Texas summer, it doesn't take long for sunburns to occur. Here are some tips to help protect you and your family from too much sun. A minor sunburn is a first-degree burn that turns the skin red or pink.  Prolonged sun exposure can cause blistering and a second-degree burn. …
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Students create a summer camp where teens map career paths

Medical school can seem like a daunting challenge to teens trying to sort out what to do after high school. But UNT Health Science Center helps them get to the heart of the matter with Camp Cardiac.This summer, 22 students participated in a full week of education about the medical profession centered on the cardiovascular…
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High school students experience real-world learning

High school students experience real-world learningFreshman high school students from the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences earned white coats recently in a ceremony culminating their week-long learning experience on the UNT Health Science Center campus.TABS students can earn dual credit as they prepare for higher education in the health sciences. The program is a collaboration…
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Healthy diet to the rescue

Maribel Martinez and her daughter Monica, 9, knew they needed to change their eating habits to prevent Monica from becoming obese, a condition that affects 32 percent of Tarrant County children aged 2 to 14. Monica's meals often included fatty foods like potato chips. After participating in a six-week childhood obesity prevention program offered by…

Cruisin to for a cure to prostate cancer

Much has changed since the nonprofit Cowtown Cruisin' for a Cure was founded in 2002 by prostate cancer survivor Chris Goetz to raise awareness of the disease in Tarrant County. The annual car show, fundraiser and cancer-screening event has grown from about 350 cars and 5,000 people to drawing now almost 500 cars and 20,000…

Cruisin for a cure to prostate cancer

Much has changed since the nonprofit Cowtown Cruisin' for a Cure was founded in 2002 by prostate cancer survivor Chris Goetz to raise awareness of the disease in Tarrant County. The annual car show, fundraiser and cancer-screening event has grown from about 350 cars and 5,000 people to drawing now almost 500 cars and 20,000…
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Jay Leno to perform at UNTHSC Foundation’s Evening with a Legend

Jay Leno, host of "The Tonight Show" for 22 years, will be the featured performer at "An Evening with a Legend," sponsored by the UNT Health Science Center Foundation to benefit the University's research, education and health care mission. Presented by Chase and J.P. Morgan, Leno will appear at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at…

Family crisis offers lessons to young medical student

Emily Casterline learned about testicular cancer as a second-year medical student.A few weeks later, she encountered the disease in a very personal way. Her husband, Micah, was diagnosed with it in February.Her coursework at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine taught her that if caught in time, testicular cancer has a 95 percent cure rate. But…
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UNT Health Science Center to close for Independence Day

The UNT Health Science Center and all UNT Health clinics will be closed on Friday for the Independence Day holiday. Fitness Center also will be closed on Friday. The Lewis Library will have abbreviated hours on Thursday and Friday. Have a happy, safe and healthy Independence Day.