Health & Medicine
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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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Take Away the Juice, Pediatricians Say
New recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics advise parents not to offer fruit juice to babies, and to give only limited amounts to older children.
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Decision Aid, Support Strategy Boost Colorectal Testing for Groups With Low Screening Rates
Helping patients understand colonoscopy alternatives and make a colorectal cancer screening choice based on their own values — combined with one-on-one support — increases screening completion.
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Half of Breast Cancer Patients Get ‘Low-Quality’ Decision Support When Considering Reconstructive Surgery
More than half of breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy do not make an informed decision about reconstructive surgery that aligns with their personal goals, a new study reports.
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Researchers Seek to Reduce Nighttime Agitation in People With Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at UT Austin and the University of Wisconsin received a $3.9 million award from the National Institute on Aging to improve treatment of nighttime agitation in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Child Maltreatment Prevention is Working in Texas, Study Shows
Texas families who receive child maltreatment prevention services do not have a subsequent child protective services case, according to a new report from UT Austin social work researchers.
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Impostor Feelings Fuel Negative Mental Health Outcomes for Minority Students, Study
While perceived discrimination on college campuses compromises the self-esteem, well-being and mental health of ethnic minority students, new psychology research suggests the impostor phenomenon may worsen these effects.
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PTSD Risk Can Be Predicted by Hormone Levels Prior to Deployment, Study Says
New neuroscience research suggests some soldiers might have a hormonal predisposition to experience PTSD.
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Blacks Experience more Family Member Deaths than Whites, On Average
African-Americans are more likely to be exposed to multiple family member deaths by mid-life, according to a study by the Population Research Center.
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UFCU Invests $1 Million in Central Texans’ Health Through Dell Medical School
A $1 million gift from University Federal Credit Union will support community health initiatives and the training of physician leaders attending Dell Medical School at UT Austin.
