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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.

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.

Care Beyond Recovery

  • By Amy Skousen
  • November 14, 2019

Palliative Medicine is growing, especially here in West Texas. This is a team-centered approach to health care that not only helps patients maximize function amid critical illness, but helps assist them in improving the quality of their lives beyond the physical realm. Psychological, cultural, and spiritual support mechanisms are essential in effective palliative care.

TTUHSC Physician Assistant Program 20th Anniversary

  • By Emily Holeva
  • November 06, 2019

TTUHSC Named One of the Best for Vets in the Nation

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • November 06, 2019

MilitaryTimes’ newest Best for Vets: Colleges 2020 ranked Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) 10th in the country under the category of Career and Technical Colleges.

Garrison Institute on Aging to Present National Alzheimer’s Disease and Awareness Month

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • November 06, 2019

More than 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Garrison Institute on Aging along with the Center for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Pharmacology and Neuroscience Department will present the “National Alzheimer’s Disease and Awareness Month” to highlight numerous aspects of the disease.

Celebrating Cultures and Education

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • November 05, 2019

SNMA is one of the nation’s oldest and largest independent, student-run organizations focused on the needs and concerns of culturally diverse medical students. The TTUHSC School of Medicine SNMA chapter participates in various projects including mentoring undergraduate students, promoting health care fields with elementary students, organizing community health fairs, working with the undergraduate community and helping improve medical school curriculum and admissions.

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.

Flu Shots Can Help Make the Season More Enjoyable for Everyone

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 04, 2019

In addition to decreasing the amount of influenza virus in circulation, the flu shot can decrease the severity of symptoms should a vaccinated person still contract the virus.

The Fight Continues Against Alzheimer’s Disease

  • By Gabriela Arandia, Ph.D.
  • November 04, 2019

In 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan declared November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month to foster awareness and inspire action against Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning, which affects memory, behavior, problem solving, self-management and in some cases loss of emotional control and personality changes, all of which interfere with daily activities and severely affect quality of life.

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