Health & Medicine
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10-Minute Digital Program Reduces Symptoms of Depression in Landmark Trial
The study showed that short, self-guided tools could play a role in expanding how depression is treated beyond traditional mental health care.
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Experimental Chemo Drug May Trick the Immune System Into Fighting Cancer
The findings suggest that inducing viral mimicry could not only boost immune attacks on tumors but also reduce chemotherapy doses and limit drug resistance over time.
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Scientists Map Deadly Hantavirus, Bringing Treatments One Step Closer
An innovative imaging technique enabled dramatically higher resolution structures than previous efforts.
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From Idea to Impact: UT Student Rethinks How Surgeons are Trained
A biomedical engineering senior leads multidisciplinary effort to transform surgical education for complex procedures
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Dell Medical SchoolDepartment of Defense Funds UT Clinical Trial of Drug-Free Postpartum Depression Treatment
The University of Texas at Austin is one of four sites nationwide selected to participate in a large Department of Defense-funded clinical trial to determine whether a fast-acting, drug-free brain stimulation therapy can safely and quickly relieve symptoms of postpartum depression during the critical weeks and months after childbirth.
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UT Center on Aging and Population Sciences Awarded 6-Year Grant Renewal to Accelerate Research, Expand Trainings
As one of only 15 NIA-funded Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging in the United States, the renewal solidifies UT’s role as a national leader in aging and population health research.
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UT Undergrad Uncovers Country-Specific Factors Linked to Improved Cancer Outcomes
Milit Patel co-led groundbreaking research that used machine learning to identify factors across 185 countries that are most strongly associated with improved cancer outcomes worldwide, publishing the findings in Annals of Oncology.
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Tench and Simone Coxe Invest $100 Million in University of Texas Medical Center
Transformational gift accelerates launch of a patient-centered academic medical center integrating UT research, Dell Medical School and MD Anderson cancer care in Central Texas.
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Texas Health Catalyst Roundup & Rodeo 2025: 8 UT Health Innovation Teams To Watch
From robots that can disinfect operating rooms to artificial intelligence-powered speech diagnostic tools, this year’s Texas Health Catalyst Roundup & Rodeo showcased the future of robotic and autonomous care, led by expert collaborators across UT campus.
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Treating the Person, Not Just the Diagnosis
UT’s dean of social work is helping build a bridge between medicine and the humanities.
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Tackling Dementia From Every Angle
Across the University, researchers are developing the next big breakthroughs in the prevention, treatment or cure of Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related conditions.
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7 Questions for Jesse Janes
Get to know one of the first physicians to complete Dell Med’s Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
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UT-Led Study Finds Dormant Cancer Cells Block Immune Cells To Disarm Immunotherapy
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Experimental Drug Turns Cancer’s Favorite Fuel — Sugar — Against It
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College of Natural SciencesNewly Renamed School of Health and Human Sciences Looks to its Future
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UT Launches New Materials Science Bachelor’s Program