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  • Research
| November 18, 2016

Video: Supporting eye research at UNT Health Science Center

The human eye is a complex and confounding organ that processes light, interprets shapes and allows us to see the world in all its beauty and variety. Diseases that damage and destroy eyesight can have a devastating effect on a...

Eaglescout project
  • Community
| November 17, 2016

Public health professor inspires Eagle Scout badge, helps moms and babies

By Sally Crocker   On any given day, you might find UNTHSC School of Public Health assistant professor Marcy L. Paul, PhD, reading to elementary students in local schools and day care centers, working with parents-to-be at area churches, helping high...

Sid O'Bryant
  • Research
| November 16, 2016

A precision medicine approach to Alzheimer’s disease

By Jan Jarvis   Can an anti-inflammatory drug commonly used for headaches possibly treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease? The answer might depend on who’s taking the drug, according to Sid O’Bryant, PhD, Professor in the Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative...

Regents
  • Our People
| November 15, 2016

A dedication to research and education

By Jan Jarvis Two professors – one focused on finding a cure for glaucoma and the other working to provide a better understanding of how the brain regulates physiological processes – have been named recipients of one of UNT Health...

Justin Capers
  • Community
| November 11, 2016

PA had ‘found his calling’

By Alex Branch   Justin Capers began his career in the chemical industry. But his passion was always for medicine, inspired by childhood memories of following his physician father on weekend rounds at the Dallas VA Medical Center. So in his late...

  • Our People
| November 10, 2016

First class of HSC Fellows graduates Friday

  The first cohort of HSC Fellows will end their year-long leadership training program this Friday with a special graduation ceremony. The Fellows program was created to develop the skills and capabilities necessary to prepare aspiring leaders to face challenges...

rock and roll raffle
  • Community
| November 10, 2016

Rock and roll raffle to support the Health Science Center

By Jeff Carlton The UNT Health Science Center Foundation is raffling off free airfare, hotel and tickets to an upcoming Chicago concert as part of its annual Evening with a Legend fundraiser. A maximum of 1,000 raffle tickets will be...

katalin-prokai-tatrai
  • Research
| November 8, 2016

A potential ‘game changer’ for eye disease

By Jan Jarvis An eye drop that could prevent blindness caused by glaucoma is one step closer to becoming a reality. A novel pharmacological intervention to control retinal ganglion cell death caused by glaucoma is in preclinical development, said Katalin...

casie_stoughton
  • Education
| November 7, 2016

Online degree works for Amarillo public health director

By Sally Crocker Caring for 250,000 people in addition to your own family can be a challenging job. So when Casie Stoughton, RN, MPH, decided to pursue a public health graduate degree,...

Mao and Kettles
  • Research
| November 4, 2016

A gift to improve glaucoma care

By Jan Jarvis   Mike Kettles was in the Navy and about to deploy overseas when he learned during a physical that he had glaucoma. “I was young and I was shocked,” he said. “With glaucoma you don’t feel like...