Y Does X Make a Difference?

WHAT:  The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s (TTUHSC) Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health (LWBIWH) Dallas National Advisory Board will host “Y does X Make a Difference?,” an educational event on women’s health and gender differences.

WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (April 23)

WHERE: Dallas Country Club, 4155 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas          

EVENT:  The event will feature “Public Perception of Gender,” by TTUHSC President Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D.; “Hormones and Contraceptives,” by internist Janet Tornelli-Mitchell, M.D., and “Nutrition and Weight Gain,” by LWBIWH Chief Scientific Officer Marjorie Jenkins, M.D.

Dallas National Advisory Board members are: Lana Andrews, Debbie Francis, Cheryl Kinney, M.D., Jan Rees-Jones, Diane Scovell, Betsy Sowell, Diana Strauss, Jeanne Tower Cox, Lee Ann White and Donna Williams.

Because differences matter, the LWBIWH improves the lives of women and girls through research supporting scientific discoveries unique to women’s health and gender differences, education advancing the knowledge of health care professionals through evidence-based resources and outreach connecting with communities for healthier lives. For more information about the LWBIWH, call (806) 356-4617 or visit www.laurabushinstitute.org.

 For more breaking news and experts, follow @ttuhscnews on Twitter.

Related Stories

How Does Your Garden Grow?

As spring approaches, some people’s thoughts turn to gardening. Whether it’s a flower garden they desire or a vegetable garden want to have, they begin planning what they’ll plant and what they need to do to ensure a successful garden.

Adopt a Growth Mindset for a Better Life

A “growth mindset” accepts that our intelligence and talents can develop over time, and a person with that mindset understands that intelligence and talents can improve through effort and learning.

Drug Use, Family History Can Lead to Heart Disease in Younger Adults

Abstaining from drug abuse and an early diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol) can help prevent heart disease.

Recent Stories

Research

TTUHSC’s La-Beck to Use NIH Grant to Study Cancer Drug Delivery Via Nanoparticles

Ninh (Irene) La-Beck, Pharm.D., with the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, received a five-year, $2.49 million grant to investigate how nanoparticles interact with the immune system and cancer.

Research

TTUHSC’s Wilkerson to Investigate Links Between Pain and Basal Sex Hormone Levels

To help investigate the influence basal sex hormone alterations may have on chronic post-op pain, the NIH recently awarded a grant to Jenny Wilkerson, Ph.D., from the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy.

Health

Tackling Heart Health for Athletes

Scott Shurmur, M.D., a cardiologist at the Texas Tech Physicians Center for Cardiovascular Health, shared his expertise and his experience as a former collegiate athlete.