Stay-at-home dad tackles Type 2 diabetes diagnosis
June 28, 2022
As a stay-at-home father of three, Jordan Gonzales was determined to tackle his Type 2 diabetes to be a healthy and present parent.
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New treatment option shows promise in clearing HPV infection
June 22, 2022
Daily use of a mushroom extract supported the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston. The study was published today in Frontiers in Oncology.
Young patient sees 'incredible' improvement throughout experience with Dysautonomia Center for Excellence at UTHealth Houston
June 17, 2022
In 2014, a dysautonomia diagnosis led 6-year-old Hannah Haisler of Belton, Texas, to Mohammed T. Numan, MD, with the Dysautonomia Center for Excellence at UTHealth Houston. Today, the 14-year-old is playing competitive volleyball and bungee jumping, thanks to the care she received.
Targeting a specific protein in smooth muscle cells may dramatically reduce atherosclerotic plaque formation
June 16, 2022
A new study shows targeting a protein in smooth muscle cells can block and decrease buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in mouse models, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston.
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea benefiting from alternative therapy offered at UTHealth Houston
June 15, 2022
Some patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who don’t respond to traditional therapy are benefiting from an alternative option being offered at UTHealth Houston.
COVID-19 antibodies can last up to 500 days after infection
May 31, 2022
Adults infected with COVID-19 develop circulating antibodies that last for nearly 500 days, according to a new study led by researchers at UTHealth School of Public Health.
The findings were published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Retired pharmacist with Huntington’s disease participates in clinical trials at UTHealth Houston
May 26, 2022
Three generations of Jon Huffman’s family have suffered Huntington’s disease – a rare, inherited, ultimately fatal disease that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain and is best known for the associated involuntary movements, as well as cognitive and psychiatric symptoms. So it didn’t come as a particular surprise to Jon or Patricia Huffman, his wife of 36 years, when Jon began showing symptoms of the neurodegenerative disorder around 2007.
Blood pressure medicine may lower frailty for older adults
May 18, 2022
A commonly used blood pressure medication may help improve measures of frailty in prefrail older adults, according to a new study by researchers with UTHealth Houston.
Couple travels almost 8,000 miles for a UTHealth Houston fetal surgeon’s advanced care to save the life of their first child
May 9, 2022
Anne Briggs always longed to be a mom, but she knew when she married her husband Mark in 2020 that conceiving a child naturally would be unlikely.
Hearing aids allow brother and sister to thrive
April 21, 2022
Elizabeth and Elliott Maddox love watching cartoons, eating snacks, and playtime, just like most other young children. However, they each have one extra step in the morning — putting in their hearing aids.
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