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Study Suggests Ties Between Socioeconomic Status and Adult Brain

WEBThe study included 304 individuals ranging between 20 and 89 years of age. Each individual’s SES was approximated using standard methods that combine education and a measure of occupational prestige.

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Researchers Chronicle Sex Differences in Origin of Chronic Pain at

WEBScientists in The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) have furthered the understanding of how chronic pain functions differently in males and females, including identifying different ways pain begins at the cellular level. Researchers from the Department of Neuroscience in the School of Behavioral and …

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Scientists Target Link Between Chronic Pain, Cognitive Impairments

WEBThey found that both the gene manipulation and the pharmacological inhibition of MNK protected against and reversed spontaneous pain and cognitive impairment, while also blocking and reversing the cortical thinning marked by …

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Scientists Get $15 Million in NIH Grants for Brain, Pain, Learning

WEBResearchers in The University of Texas at Dallas’ School of Behavioral of Brain Sciences have received multiple $2 million-plus awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the second half of 2017, totaling more than $15 million. Competition for research funding is becoming increasingly challenging, so the support of government agencies to the …

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New Healthcare Degree to Prepare Students for Fast-Growing Field

WEBStarting this fall, the School of Interdisciplinary Studies will offer a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Studies that is designed for pre-health students who want to pursue careers in fields such as medicine, pharmacy, optometry, physical therapy, and physician assisting. Dr. George Fair, dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, said it’s important to …

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Brain Performance Institute — First of Its Kind Opened in October

WEBConceived by visionaries at UT Dallas, Center for BrainHealth founder and chief director Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman and BrainHealth’s esteemed advisory board, the Brain Performance Institute is a delivery system for science-based protocols and resources developed and vetted by neuroscientists and clinicians at the Center for BrainHealth.

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Prof Is Tapped to Monitor National Women’s Study

WEBDr. Denise Park, director of the Center for Vital Longevity at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been appointed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to serve on the Observational Study Monitoring Board for the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI).

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Friendship Inspires Planned Gift to Revolutionize Brain Health

WEBA $1.1 million planned gift from the estate of Janet DeSanders will empower life – changing research and treatment at The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth. DeSanders, a native Dallasite and graduate of Southern Methodist University, was described by her friends as clever, quick-witted and the life of the party. She was …

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Vital Longevity Researcher Earns Major NIH Grant

WEBFor the second time this year, a postdoctoral fellow in UT Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity has earned a prestigious, highly competitive career-development grant from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Karen M. Rodrigue will use the funding to examine a vascular hypothesis of aging that involves the role of risk factors, such as hypertension, and …

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Healthcare Studies Major Enrolls More Than 200 Students in 2nd …

WEBA new bachelor's degree program in healthcare studies has merged courses offered by various schools across campus to create a customizable program for those pursuing many health careers. After its first year, the major has drawn more than 200 students.

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The Doctor Is In

WEBThe UT Dallas Student Health Center has expanded its care offerings with the addition of a full-time doctor, increased office space and new equipment. Dr. Saniya Naheed, formerly a part-time staffer, joined the University full time in the fall and began treating students for such chronic illnesses as hypertension, hypothyroidism, hypercholesterolemia, non …

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Study Connects Chronic Cannabis Use to Oxygen Changes in Brain

WEBNew research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas reveals that levels of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis that leaves a euphoric feeling, directly correlate to changes in how the brain utilizes oxygen.. Dr. Francesca Filbey, director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Addictive Disorders at the Center for …

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Symposium to Focus on Advances in Brain Plasticity

WEBThe Center for BrainHealth, in partnership with the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at The University of California, Berkeley, presents the annual “Reprogramming the Brain to Health” symposium.. The symposium will be held at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas on April 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will focus on the …

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Hearing Health Gym

WEBHearing Health Gym. The Hearing Health Gym (HHG) is a program designed to train and teach residents of independent and/or assisted living centers and nursing homes how to improve their hearing health.

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Study Explores How Telemedicine May Ease ER Overcrowding

WEBOvercrowding in emergency rooms is a costly and concerning global problem, compromising patient care quality and experience. In a new study, a researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas investigated whether …

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Hearing Health Lab

WEBThe Hearing Health Lab is open to all students, both undergraduate and graduate, who have an interest in wireless technology and improving communication for those with hearing challenges.

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Biologist Investigates How Gene-Swapping Bacteria Evade …

WEBA scientific peek into bacteria boudoirs is revealing how “sex” among disease-causing microbes can lead different species or strains to become resistant to antibiotic medications.

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Center to Show Students the Way to Wellness

WEBWith the start of a new semester comes a new batch of students — joined by even more returning ones — with questions on how to make the best health and lifestyle decisions. Formally opening its doors next week, the University’s new Student Wellness Center is set up to help.The center will offer programs and individual consultations to help students …

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Prof to Take Clinical Concepts to Virtual World

WEBAssistant Professor Marjorie Zielke has been awarded a three-year, $350,000 grant to create online training in neonatal nursing through an ongoing collaboration with the UT Arlington School of Nursing (UTASON).

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