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September 4, 2014
Emily Ricco is not a police detective, but she helps solve crimes every day. As a DNA analyst at the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ricco, 27, examines objects involved in crimes for blood evidence or other bodily fluids. If she discovers relevant material, she sends the items for DNA testing that could prove…
September 3, 2014
Kendi Hensel, DO, PhD, is adding two new gems to her string of accomplishments. Already a noted physician, educator, researcher and scholarly reviewer before the age of 40, this summer she became the first female editor of her profession's pre-eminent journal. And in the fall, her latest research study will hit print in another publication.…
August 28, 2014
Kent Palmore, Outcomes Data Analyst for the Office of Patient Centeredness at Baylor Scott & White Health (BS&W), Dallas, has been named Masters of Health Administration Alumnus of the Year by UNTHSC's School of Public Health. Palmore, who interned at BS&W before his graduation in 2013, received the award for establishing a partnership between UNTHSC…
August 27, 2014
Tarrant County's first case of Chikungunya fever was reported recently in a Mansfield resident who recently returned from the Caribbean. Common symptoms of the mosquito-borne virus are fever, joint pain, headaches and muscle pain. UNT Health Science Center Medical Entomologist Joon Lee, PhD, who oversees a West Nile Virus mosquito-surveillance program with the City of…
August 25, 2014
Students from Trimble Tech High School at last year's Culinary Competition High school students are learning to prepare healthy food for the public with help from a contest cooked up by FitWorth and mulitple partner organizations that include UNT Health Science Center. In its second year, the Culinary Competition challenges 24 teams to create…
August 22, 2014
A team of UNT Health Science Center physicians has proposed a new medication management plan that could improve outcomes and enhance the quality of life for patients at high risk of stroke. Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal, irregular heart rhythm that affects as many as 2.2 million people in the United States. People with the…
August 21, 2014
Tickets are now on sale for UNT Health Science Center's annual "An Evening with a Legend" fundraiser, this year featuring Jay Leno, the renowned comedian and 22-year host of "The Tonight Show." The performance benefits the UNT Health Science Center Foundation in support of the university's research, education and health care mission. Presented with a…
August 20, 2014
The UNT Health Science Center, including Founders Activity Center, will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1. 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 Gibson D. Lewis Library will be open Labor Day, with modified…
August 20, 2014
Anna Brown was about to abandon her dream of becoming a scientist when the Summer Researcher Internship Program at UNT Health Science Center changed her mind. "I wasn't certain if research was right for me," said the University of Texas junior. "But this program erased all doubt and showed me the steps I need to…
August 19, 2014
The long-term consequences of a stroke often are more severe than the attack itself, a medical reality that researcher Shaohua Yang, PhD, MD, hopes to alter. "A stroke is like an earthquake," said Dr. Yang, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience at UNTHSC. "It triggers a lot of other problems downstream." Brain damage, loss of…
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