Newsroom
Archives: story
August 15, 2013
Left to right: UNT System Chancellor Lee Jackson and Board Secretary Julia Boyce swear in Regent Glen Whitley and Regent James “Rusty” Reid Texas Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Fort Worth businessman James R. "Rusty" Reid and Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley to the UNT System Board of Regents. Gov. Perry also reappointed Regent Gwyn…
August 15, 2013
Volunteers from the UNT Health Science Center Department of Pediatrics will provide free childhood immunizations from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at The Morningside Middle School Extravaganza.The back-to-school event will take place at the Morningside campus at 2751 Mississippi Ave. in Fort Worth. The community-wide event is open to the public.All incoming 7th graders…
August 14, 2013
Students will train in a state-of-the-art Pharmacy Skills Laboratory Classes at the new UNT System College of Pharmacy begin Monday, making it the first pharmacy school in North Texas and the only one in the state situated on the campus of an academic health science center.The College of Pharmacy's location in the middle of UNT…
August 14, 2013
The first students in the new UNT System College of Pharmacy will receive their white coats on Saturday. Classes begin Monday. What's unique? This is the first pharmacy school in North Texas and the only in Texas situated on a health science center campus. Why white coats? Students in health care professions traditionally receive white…
August 13, 2013
Pre-teens of Mexican descent seem to be particularly prone to obesity and diabetes. To better care for this population, researchers at the UNT Health Science Center want to know if risk factors for type 2 diabetes in pre-teens of Mexican descent differ between those living in Mexico and those in North Texas.With that in mind,…
August 8, 2013
Imagine yourself in a rural setting where you're the only doctor. A patient's flu-like symptoms are getting worse, fast. But it's not flu season. And he has had several mosquito bites. Tests confirm your fears: He has the West Nile virus. Your first priority is to help him survive a potentially lethal illness. But you…
August 7, 2013
"Treat us with respect. Just because we are homeless, and we have been broken down so low, doesn't mean we aren't human."For two semesters, Emily Spence-Almaguer, PhD, School of Public Health Associate Professor of Behavioral and Community Health, has worked with a group of UNTHSC graduate students to identify the victimization experiences and health challenges…
August 6, 2013
High blood pressure and sleep problems. The connection between the two keeps Ann Schreihofer, PhD, Associate Professor of Integrative Physiology, awake at night."People with sleep apnea have a greater risk for developing high blood pressure," Schreihofer said. "Blood pressure increases if the subjects live under conditions that mimic sleep apnea."Schreihofer's lab focuses on the ways…
August 2, 2013
Diabetes is a debilitating metabolic condition that affects the kidneys, among other organs, causing them to malfunction and eventually fail to perform their job in ridding the body of toxins. Kidneys clean blood in a process called glomerular filtration. But when too much or too little filtration occurs, the blood isn't cleaned or dehydration results…
August 1, 2013
Nicotine typically conjures up images of cigarettes and smoking, addiction, cancer and lung disease. But not so for Victor Uteshev, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, who sees nicotine as an opportunity for good. Uteshev's research concentrates on the positive effects chemicals such as nicotine may have on the brain - as in enhancing…
Social media