Health & Medicine

African American men who endured greater childhood adversity are likely to experience disadvantages in health and relationships over time, according to new sociology research from The University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received a grant of $20,000 from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare to help fund the scholarships of two doctoral nursing students in 2014.

Robert L. Talbert, a professor of pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award presented by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

Maintain your exercise routine, negotiate effectively and break bad habits, with help from UT researchers.

Alexa Stuifbergen, dean of The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, and Heather Becker, a research scientist at the school, have received a $2.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to continue their study on improving the quality of life for people coping with multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly those with cognitive impairments.

Our dietician’s surprising words of wisdom will help you sail through the Thanksgiving holiday healthy and guilt free.

Burnt orange foods are packed with vitamins, minerals and Longhorn pride. See which foods our nutrition expert recommends.

For homebound seniors, video chats offer “life-changing” treatment for depression, study shows. Plus, they become more tech savvy in the process. Learn more.

For more than 20 years, a collection of nearly 100 human brains went unnoticed in a closet in the back of a UT animal lab. Today, they’re a valuable teaching tool. [Slideshow]

Amidst our blood and bones lurk forces with the power to either attack wounded muscle or bring it back to life. It’s the job of UT researchers to discover which is which. Learn more.

The Dell Medical School is hosting an open forum and progress report at The University of Texas at Austin on Oct. 29 to update Central Texas residents on our progress so far and plans for the school, which is slated to open in 2016. The event will also be live streamed at http://dellmedschool.utexas.edu/ and on…

Biomedical engineering researchers say training cancer cells to behave normally may be a better approach than killing them. Learn more.