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Meharvan Singh GSBS Inerim Dean
  • Education
| April 3, 2014

Dr. Meharvan ‘Sonny’ Singh named Dean of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

A UNT Health Science Center researcher recognized internationally for his work on hormones and the aging brain has been named Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Meharvan "Sonny" Singh, PhD, who has served as Interim Dean of the...

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  • Research
| April 2, 2014

Testosterone therapy affects Mexican American men differently

Rebecca Cunningham, PhD Ads touting testosterone replacement therapy are ubiquitous on radio and television. But medical research has determined that its success at enhancing libido may come at a price. Researchers at UNT Health Science Center now report that while...

RAD Winners
  • Education
| March 25, 2014

RAD event celebrates UNTHSC research

More than 200 students, faculty and staff shared their scientific findings during the 22nd Annual Research Appreciation Day. Topics ranged from cardiac function in childhood cancer survivors to the health challenges of women who are homeless. The event attracted 500...

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  • Community
| March 24, 2014

UNTHSC provides help to seniors in facing the fear of falling

One day last summer, 74-year-old retiree Darold Klamt, surveying his handiwork in his well-kept yard, walked...

TCOM Bike Helmets
  • Community
| March 20, 2014

Students fit bike helmets to protect children from brain injury

Photo by Spencer Septien Bicycle accidents are the leading cause of sports-related concussions in American children. Yet, only 15 percent of kids wear helmets. Students at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth are working to change that. During...

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  • Community
| March 19, 2014

HRO conference to focus on how to prepare for the unexpected

Academicians, consultants and practitioners from vastly different fields will share their expertise on how to improve safety, productivity and resilience during the 2014 Eighth International High Reliability Organizing Conference March 28-30 at UNT Health Science Center. Seventy presenters from organizations...

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  • Patient Care
| March 19, 2014

UNTHSC physician offers tips to avoid colon cancer

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and that makes it a good time to consider whether you should get a colon-cancer screening. While colon cancer is the second most lethal cancer in the U.S., improved screenings have helped lower...

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  • Education
| March 19, 2014

UNTHSC symposium will focus on improving health literacy

One-third to one-half of the U.S. population has a low level of health literacy. That means they may have trouble filling out complex forms, managing chronic diseases or properly taking medications. This inability to understand health information has emerged as...

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  • Education
| March 17, 2014

UNTHSC, TCU students cook up nutritious dishes to improve health

  Lyn Dart, PHD (center), director of the TCU Food Management Program, helps TCOM students Linh Vo (right) and Rolando Cantu Jr. prepare a lunch dish. “I have a better understanding of the variety of healthy, delicious meals that can...

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  • Community
| March 12, 2014

UNTHSC manages ‘one-stop shop’ for missing person cases

  Click here to watch the video For cold-case detective Stuart Somershoe, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a "one-stop shop" for unsolved cases. "We all have pieces of the puzzle," said Somershoe, who works for the...