HSC researchers receive new NIH grant to study, impact young adults’ risks from alcohol, marijuana

By Sally Crocker A new study led by researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) looks to uncover the perceptions that young adults have toward alcohol and marijuana and the personal safety, or protective, strategies they employ when using one or both substances together, to help reduce their…

New study finds more adults over age 65 are driving under the influence of alcohol and substances

By Sally Crocker One of the first research studies on the national impact of older adults driving under the influence reports that an estimated 3% of those over age 65 do so, which is especially concerning given that older Americans are already more prone to higher crash rates and accident-related deaths due to aging. The…
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New smartphone app provides real-time alcohol recovery support to homeless adults

By Sally Crocker A new smartphone application is helping residents of a Dallas homeless shelter combat problem drinking through an innovative program that uses machine learning to predict the feelings, triggers and situations that can lead to alcohol misuse. Scott Walters, PhD, Regents Professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort…
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Public health scientist lends expertise to national database addressing safer use of chemicals in our environment

By Sally Crocker Katie Pelch, PhD, wants you to know what’s in our environment and how the chemicals we’re exposed to every day may affect our health. Dr. Pelch is a part-time Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, in the HSC School of Public Health (SPH), where she teaches courses in environmental health. She…
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HSC researchers collaborate on new study to reduce alcohol use and risky sexual behaviors among college freshmen

By Sally Crocker Three School of Public Health (SPH) researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) - Eun-Young Mun, PhD, site Principal Investigator, and Melissa A. Lewis, PhD, of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems, and Zhengyang Zhou, PhD, Biostatistics and Epidemiology - are collaborating with…