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LaTanya Love, MD, an esteemed leader known for fostering academic success and enhancing the overall student and employee experience, has been named interim president of UTHealth Houston, effective March 1. The University of Texas System announced Love’s interim role on Friday, Feb. 14. Love, who currently serves as the university’s executive vice president of Student…
Newswise — A new at-home telerehabilitation care service for stroke patients will be offered to residents of Cameron County in the Texas Rio Grande Valley as part of a randomized clinical trial led by researchers from across UTHealth Houston. Investigators from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Brownsville, UTHealth Houston Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, and McWilliams…
Newswise — Recent headlines surrounding aircraft incidents across the U.S. are enough to make anyone nervous. But for people with upcoming travel plans, including Spring Break, these disasters can stir up fears and trigger flight anxiety for even the most seasoned travelers. From relaxation techniques to actionable advice, Lokesh Shahani, MD, PhD, a psychiatrist with…
An unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, and smoking – considered to be a relatively recent societal curse – are all risk factors to heart disease. But if that is the case, did heart disease exist thousands of years ago? Renowned UTHealth Houston cardiologist Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, discussed what examining 4,000-year-old mummies and living hunter-gatherer…
Five years after the first groundbreaking fetoscopic spina bifida repair surgery using an innovative patch pioneered by researchers at UTHealth Houston, the fetal medicine team is celebrating the more than 100 procedures performed by the physicians and the launch of the UTHealth Houston Fetal Institute. The one-of-a-kind patch, which uses donated cryopreserved umbilical cord to…
New research led by UTHealth Houston scientists uncovered two genes associated with variants linked to epilepsy, which showed specific traits that make them promising diagnostic biomarkers. The study was recently published in Nature Communications. Led by Dennis Lal, PhD, director of the Center for Neurogenetics and associate professor of neurology at McGovern Medical School at…
In an effort to close the gap in neurological outcomes for underserved populations, a UTHealth Houston project funded with $2.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will engage community partners to improve the design of clinical trials. Neurologic conditions including stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and vascular cognitive impairment and dementia contribute to the leading…
A new report released today shows that participants using the GLP-1 agonists, Zepound (50.3 lbs) lost an average of 20 pounds more than those on Wegovy (33.1 lbs) in adults living with obesity without diabetes. Deborah Horn, DO, MPH, an investigator on the trial and weight loss expert at UTHealth Houston is available to discuss…
