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For Heart Health, Consider Statins
Statins, also known as Hmg CoA Reductase Inhibitors, have been in widespread clinical use as cholesterol-lowering drugs in the U.S. since their introduction in the late 1980s. Within the past 10 or so years, it has become popular, in non-credible publications to criticize statins, citing safety concerns as well as questioning effectiveness. Let’s examine the facts.
Five Ways to Encourage Love at Home
To some degree, Valentine’s Day starts and ends in your child’s classroom: the Star Wars cards, candy hearts and pink-and-red crafts only last one day. But the inclusivity, affection and love shown in the classroom starts with what we can exemplify at home. It also helps other kids at school when that love manifests into your children’s treatment of their peers. If you’re looking for new ways to demonstrate caring behavior at home, here are five ideas for your family this Valentine’s day that not only exhibit love, but have lasting benefits for your child’s overall wellbeing.
TTUHSC Faculty Presented Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching & Research Awards
Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, and Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) interim president, presented the 2020 Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards Thursday.
Abstract Submissions Open for Student Research Week
The 32nd annual Student Research Week (SRW) celebrates our outstanding TTUHSC student research. Students from each school can present and explore new research and ideas while learning from different researchers.
The Campaign for Your Life, Our Purpose Surpasses Goal
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced today (Dec. 17) The Campaign for Your Life, Our Purpose raised more than $102.5 million, surpassing its goal of $100 million.
TTUHSC Receives SACSCOC Reaffirmation of Accreditation
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has been approved for reaffirmation of accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
2019 State of the University Address
In the TTUHSC State of the University Address, TTUHSC Interim President Lori Rice-Spearman focused on this unmatched growth and how it has enhanced the patient, educational and research environment at TTUHSC.
Garrison Institute on Aging to Present National Alzheimer’s Disease and Awareness Month
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.
TTUHSC Researchers Publish Preclinical Data on New Drug Combination to Treat Neuroblastoma
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
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
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.
Tedd L. Mitchell Announces Sole Focus as Chancellor, Closes Tenure as TTUHSC President
Dr. Mitchell has served in a dual appointment as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System and president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for the past year. He will transition to a full-time role as chancellor, effective Nov. 1.
TTUHSC study shows brain mechanisms have potential to block arthritis pain
Volker E. Neugebauer, M.D., Ph.D., at the TTUHSC School of Medicine recently investigated how some mechanisms in the brain contribute to pain.
Rice-Spearman Named New TTUHSC Provost and Chief Academic Officer
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D., as the new provost and chief academic officer.
The Free Clinic Offered for Women’s Health Day
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine students will host a Women’s Health Day free clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact, 2707 34th St.
Griswold Named Executive Director of TTUHSC Clinical Research Institute
John A. Griswold, M.D., was named as the new executive director of the Clinical Research Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC).
TTUHSC School of Pharmacy to Host Medication Cleanout™
Is your medicine cabinet filled with prescriptions or medications you no longer use? With the fall weather upon us, medical experts say it is a perfect time to clean out your medicine cabinet.
TTUHSC Researchers Use NHANES to Search for Hypothyroid-Sleep Apnea Link
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.
School of Medicine Launches Middle School to Medical School Program
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will launch the Middle School to Medical School (M to M) program with a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at Harmony Science Academy, 1516 53rd St.
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