Health & Medicine
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Victimization of Transgender Youths Linked to Suicidal Thoughts, Substance Abuse
Researchers have found transgender adolescents are at greater risk for substance abuse and suicidal thoughts, in part because of depression and school-based bullying.
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Dell Medical School Supports Community Health Ideas, and It Calls for More
Dell Medical School is actively developing 10 ideas submitted by members of the community to improve health locally. Now, it’s asking for more.
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Couples Weather Bickering With a Little Help from Their Friends
Research finds close social ties help alleviate stress linked to marital conflicts.
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Colorful Veggies, Full Stomachs, Can’t Lose
Back-to-school nutrition tips for keeping kids healthy from a UT professor of nutritional sciences.
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Stress Heightens Fear of Threats from the Past
When older memories are coupled with stress, individuals are likely to perceive danger in harmless circumstances, according to new research.
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Dell Medical School Creates Department of Oncology
With a focus on advancing the full spectrum of cancer education, research and care in Austin and Travis County — where cancer is the leading cause of death — the Dell Medical School is creating a Department of Oncology.
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Hogg Foundation Awards More Than $1 Million in Grants to Address Social Determinants of Mental Health
Three Texas organizations will receive grants from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at UT Austin to strengthen integrated health care programs that take a coordinated approach to address mental health.
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UT Austin Offers Its First Online Master’s Degree in Nutritional Sciences
A new online Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences, launching in the fall 2017 semester, will provide a rigorous education to working professionals.
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New Technique Enables Safer Gene-Editing Therapy Using CRISPR
Technique could help overcome obstacles to treating life-threatening disorders such as cancer, HIV and Huntington’s disease
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Peer Recovery Coaches Help Battle Addiction in Texas
Texans with substance use disorders who work with a peer recovery coach for at least 12 months remain abstinent or reduce substance use, improve housing and employment status and reduce use of health care services.
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Starving Prostate Cancer With What You Eat for Dinner
New research from The University of Texas at Austin identifies several natural compounds found in food, including turmeric, apple peels and red grapes, as key ingredients that could thwart the growth of prostate cancer.
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Researchers Seek to Prevent Diabetes in At-Risk Population
Mexican Americans in one of the poorest counties in Texas will soon have new tools to better understand the relationship between weight loss and diabetes, thanks to researchers at UT Austin and UTHealth School of Public Health.
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