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Holiday Eating Can Unwrap a Hidden Health Grinch

By Mark Hendricks
December 04, 2019

According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), more than 1.25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes and approximately 40,000 more are diagnosed each year. That represents just a fraction of the country’s 30 million people with diabetes, including the vast majority who live with Type 2 diabetes. What’s more alarming is that another 84 million Americans are considered to be pre-diabetic, and though they may be dealing with symptoms of the disease, almost 90% have no idea they are at risk.

TTUHSC Researchers Publish Preclinical Data on New Drug Combination to Treat Neuroblastoma

By Mark Hendricks
November 04, 2019

Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer outside of the brain in infants and young children and often fails to respond to therapy. Though it can appear in several areas of the body, it commonly develops as a solid tumor most frequently found in or adjacent to the adrenal glands, which sit atop the kidneys.

TTUHSC study shows brain mechanisms have potential to block arthritis pain

By Mark Hendricks
October 10, 2019

Volker E. Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D., at the TTUHSC School of Medicine recently investigated how some mechanisms in the brain contribute to pain.

TTUHSC Researchers Use NHANES to Search for Hypothyroid-Sleep Apnea Link

By Mark Hendricks
October 01, 2019

Several past studies have sought to determine if a link exists between thyroid disorders like hypothyroidism, a decrease in thyroid hormone levels, and sleep apnea, a potentially dangerous condition in which a sleeping person’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts. However, results from those studies were generally based upon clinical observations that were limited by small population samples and produced often conflicting results.

TTUHSC Researchers to Investigate Effects of Vaping on the Brain

By Mark Hendricks
September 12, 2019

For the past decade, the popularity of electronic cigarette use, or vaping, has grown significantly, especially among adolescents and former smokers who view these electronic nicotine delivery systems, or e-cigarettes, as a safe alternative to traditional tobacco smoking. Though the health risks posed by long-term tobacco smoking to areas of the body like blood vessels is well established, research into the long-term effects of vaping is in its early stages.

Novel Approach Leads to Potential Sepsis Prevention in Burn Patients

By Mark Hendricks
September 05, 2019

To help reduce the risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and its associated complications, Abdul Hamood, Ph.D., a professor for the Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, and a team of collaborators investigated the feasibility of developing a topical treatment unrelated to conventional antibiotics that can be used to battle Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Awards Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Grants

By Suzanna Cisneros
August 23, 2019

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) researchers were awarded more than $3.1 million in grants from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The funds were awarded to support new scientific research projects and recruits to help fight cancer in Texas. TTUHSC’s grants are part of over $6 million that was awarded to the Texas Tech University System.

Specializing in Cancer Immunotherapy

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June 04, 2019

As a child growing up in Poland, Maciej Markiewski, M.D., Ph.D., saw himself one day becoming a doctor — he used to inject all of his stuffed animals with water using syringes and needles provided by a family friend who worked as nurse.

TTUHSC to Host Annual Research Day

By Emily Holeva
May 09, 2019

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) will host its 28th Annual Research Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 10 at 800 West 4th St. Awards Ceremony will be at 4 p.m.

Das Research Published in High-Impact Journal

By Mark Hendricks
May 06, 2019

A research paper authored by Hiranmoy Das, Ph.D., a professor for the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the TTUHSC Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, has been accepted for publication by Autophagy, the top-ranking journal related to autophagy research with a current impact factor of 11.10.

Pharmacy Graduate Students Garner Research Awards

By Mark Hendricks
May 06, 2019

Nine students in the Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences recently won awards or scholarships.

From Coyotes to Biofilm Research

By Suzanna Cisneros
March 13, 2019

As an undergraduate student at Peru State College in Nebraska, Whitni Redman had her first glimpse into research working with coyotes. Trappers brought in coyotes and the research team studied the gastrointestinal tracts of the animals.

When Cancer Hits Close to Home

By Suzanna Cisneros
March 13, 2019

Riccay Elizondo, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate from San Angelo, remembers wanting to be a veterinarian at the age of three and then a physician in high school. But then in her senior year as an undergraduate in college, she took an immunology class, and the experience opened her eyes to a whole new world of research — she was hooked.

Educating the Next Generation of Physicians

By Melissa Whitfield
February 28, 2019

Williams, originally from Dublin, Ireland, moved to Lubbock, Texas, as an assistant professor in 1995 after completing postdoctoral training in the area of gene regulation and cancer at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland. He was promoted to associate professor in 2001 and served as Director of Research at the Southwest Cancer Research and Treatment Center until 2005.

Prien Named to National Academy of Inventors

By Suzanna Cisneros
February 22, 2019

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Professor Samuel Prien, Ph.D., to the inaugural class of 66 NAI Senior Members.

Pharmacy Researcher Awarded NIH Grant

By Mark Hendricks
January 09, 2019

Paul Trippier, Ph.D., received a five-year, $1.88 million research grant n December from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).