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Health

Living Scared: Why Do We Enjoy Horror Movies, Dangerous Activities?

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 20, 2022

Natalie Scanlon, Ph.D., L.P., suggested several reasons why some enjoy having their spine tingled on a regular basis.

Education

Serving and Empowering the Community

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • October 12, 2022

School of Medicine student Angela Ballesteros is dedicated to making a difference in the community and is now co-director elect for the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Southwest region.

Research

Study Shows Shaker Channel Mutation Differs Structurally from Human Potassium Channels

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • October 12, 2022

In a study led by Luis Cuello, Ph.D., and Alain J. Labro, Ph.D., the researchers investigated whether or not a known mutation (W434F) found within Shaker-IR channel functionally accelerates the C-type inactivation state.

Health

Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • October 07, 2022

TTUHSC School of Medicine students will host a Women’s Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact, 2707 34th St.

Health

TTUHSC Receives CPRIT Grant to Begin New Outreach Effort

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 29, 2022

CPRIT recently awarded a $1 million prevention grant to Rakhshanda Rahman, M.D., Rebeccah Baucom, M.D., and John Kidwell, M.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine.

Education

Fifth Graders Become Doctors for a Day

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 23, 2022

Fifth graders from Bean Elementary School became doctors for a day. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Student National Medical Association (SNMA) hosted the Doctors for a Day Minicamp on Sept. 23.

Research

New Study Explains Mechanisms of Salt Transport and Could Help Treat Cystic Fibrosis

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 22, 2022

Pablo Artigas, Ph.D., from TTHSC's School of Medicine’s Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, published a study with his team of collaborators in Nature Communications.

Campus Life

TTUHSC named a “2022 Great College to Work For”

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • September 12, 2022

TTUHSC is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. This marks the third time the university has been recognized.

Research

TTUHSC Researchers Receive Second Patent for Specimen Collection Cup

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • September 12, 2022

Samuel Prien, Ph.D., and Lindsay Penrose, Ph.D., from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have recently yielded a patent to help address these male-related issues and raise the rate of successful pregnancies.

Health

Planning Ahead Can Make the First Day of School Less Stressful

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • August 16, 2022

Ana Montanez, M.D., a pediatrician with Texas Tech Physicians, said there are steps parents can take to help their children—and themselves—transition to the classroom as smoothly as possible.

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