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September 26, 2016 • Health Institutes, Institute for Healthy Aging
By Jan Jarvis Today there are more than 75,000 centenarians living in the United States, a number that is expected to grow to 600,000 by mid-century. Why some people reach that milestone while others are burdened with diseases is at the crux of the International Conference on Aging and Disease, beginning Friday at the Stanford…
June 9, 2016 • Health Institutes, Research
By Jan Jarvis When it gets hot and muggy, ticks by the hundreds show up at UNT Health Science Center. Fortunately they are all dead. At the Tick-Borne Disease Research Laboratory, the small arachnids are analyzed and tested with the same DNA methodologies used in the Health Science Center’s cutting edge forensic genetics labs,…
May 17, 2016 • Community, Health Institutes, Patient Safety, Research
By Jeff Carlton A collaborative institute launching Tuesday at UNT Health Science Center will focus on patient safety problems and preventable medical errors, crises that contribute to 251,000 deaths annually in the United States. The Health Science Center’s new Institute for Patient Safety will take a lead role in professional and community education, research…
May 10, 2016 • Health Institutes, Institute for Healthy Aging, Research
By Jan Jarvis Photo credit: Carlos Rene Perez/Weill Cornell Medicine Parkinson’s disease is slow but relentless, and progresses over some 20 years. It takes the body, but leaves the mind intact until the late stages, said Dr. Gregory Petsko, a renowned scientist who will speak at the Neurobiology of Aging Trainee Symposium, hosted by…
April 22, 2016 • Health Institutes, North Texas Eye Research Institute, Research
By Jan Jarvis UNT Health Science Center eye researchers have discovered a chemical that may help prevent irreversible vision loss caused by glaucoma and other retinal diseases. Nerves in the inner retina carry signals through the optic nerve to the brain for vision recognition, said Abe Clark, PhD., Executive Director of UNTHSC’s North Texas Eye…
December 21, 2015 • Health Institutes, Research
By Jan Jarvis Support Alzheimer’s research at UNT Health Science Center. How Alzheimer's care is different at UNTHSC UNT Health Science Center draws together physicians, nurses, social workers and psychologists to make life better for those already living with Alzheimer's disease."A typical model of care is a doctor fixes the problem, but that's not going…
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