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May 20, 2015 • Research
A simple blood test to detect early Alzheimer's disease is a step closer to being used to screen older adults. Detailed standardized guidelines that are needed before a blood test could be used in practice have been published in Alzheimer's & Dementia. The guidelines establish protocols and reflect the continued efforts of an international working…
May 18, 2015 • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
With gentle care, Billie Stambulic opened the photo album and set it before first-year medical student Mary Rosegrant. On the pages were scenes from her daughter Patricia Williams’ 59 years of life— as a toddler with her brother and five sisters, a high school graduate in cap and gown, a proud mother after the birth…
May 15, 2015 • Patient Care, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Three months is a long wait for a skin doctor if you're a preschooler with bleeding eczema, asthma, acid reflux and 33 allergies. And out-of-pocket is a lot to pay if you're the single mother who discovers your insurance is no longer accepted. These were a few of the challenges facing Gina Esparza and her…
May 14, 2015 • Giving, Research
An experimental vaccine gave Carley Rutledge the chance to live a full life after Ewing's sarcoma nearly took it away when she was 15. Now 20, she's a college student studying conservation biology and chemistry. The same positive outlook could one day be shared by other young adult cancer survivors thanks to research being conducted…
May 13, 2015 • Community giving
Since the early 1960s, the Region XI School Employees Blood Bank ensured that public school district employees had access to donated blood whenever the need arose. A foundation board made up of educators like Linda Honaker of Southlake championed the blood bank’s mission in Tarrant County and nine surrounding counties. “People my age will remember…
May 12, 2015 • Community
The UNT Health Science Center will be closed Monday, May 25, for the Memorial Day holiday. All clinics staffed by UNT Health physicians also will be closed Monday in observance of the holiday. Regular clinic hours will resume on Tuesday. The Founders' Activity Center will be closed Monday, as well. The Lewis Library will have…
May 12, 2015 • Education, School of Public Health
Irene Reyes (far right) with Alley’s House clients. Irene Reyes, MPH, is better equipped than ever to create healthier communities. She's among more than 600 UNT Health Science Center students set to receive their diplomas May 16. In her new job as a health coach for formerly homeless people, Reyes will put to work the…
May 11, 2015 • School of Public Health
Click flyer to enlarge Registration Closed One-third of Americans are in serious danger of misinterpreting information they need to stay healthy, according to a national study. They may be struggling to get by, or accomplished and well-educated. But they're not well-equipped to understand health information. On the other side of the stethoscope, health care providers…
May 11, 2015 • Community
The UNTHSC Health's Angels bicycle team recently participated in an annual rally to fight multiple sclerosis. The team has raised $48,000 this year in the fight against MS, nearing its annual donation goal of $50,000. The 150-mile BIKE MS: Round-up Rideride is the local component of an event sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society…
May 7, 2015 • Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Research, School of Biomedical Sciences
For more than three decades, Michael Forster, PhD, has studied ways to slow the aging process and help people live longer, healthier lives. In May, the American Aging Association will present Dr. Forster, Chair of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, with the Denham Harman Research Award. Named after the association's co-founder, the award honors those who have…
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