December 2019 Archive

$100,000 Awarded to High-Performing Texas Tech Startups

  • By Texas Tech University Innovation Hub
  • December 06, 2019

Recipients of the Presidents’ Innovation Award are determined by the presidents of Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Five Tips That Could Help Your New Year’s Resolution Stick

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • December 06, 2019

Beverly Axe-Lewis, D.O., an associate professor for the Department of Family Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, said most people launch into their health-minded resolutions with the best of intentions. However, by not preparing themselves ahead of time for what in most cases represents a significant lifestyle change, they set themselves up for failure.

TTUHSC Researcher Modifies Antibiotic to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • December 06, 2019

Over the last decade, headlines across the U.S. have been dominated by the national opioid epidemic, and rightfully so. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that 47,600 people died from opioid overdoses in 2017 alone, and more than 17,000 of those deaths involved prescription opioids.

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