By Tamim Choudhury, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Misuse of opioids has led to a crisis in our nation, with more than 42,000 deaths from overdoses in 2016. This is a 30 percent increase from the previous year, and it has actually lowered U.S. life expectancy. Additionally, new…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Fruit fly larvae can taste ribonucleosides, the building blocks of RNA, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Biology by Texas A&M College of Medicine researchers. Hubert Amrein, PhD, and Dushyant Mishra, PhD, the lead…
A corn crop failed to mature in a field July 28, 2011 near Perryton, Texas. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) By Texas Water Resources Institute Staff Everything is bigger in Texas, including the temperatures. On July 23, the temperature in Waco peaked at 114 degrees and the temperature in San Angelo…
Image of 3D-printed meniscus. (Dr. Shiren Wang) By Savanna Hoover, Texas A&M University College of Engineering The meniscus, a wedge-shaped piece of cartilage, acts as a “shock absorber” in the knee. Each year, 1.5 million people have surgery to treat meniscus tears in the U.S. and Europe. The people…
By Texas A&M University Bush School of Government & Public Service Staff New research published in The Takeaway, a policy brief produced by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service, found that…
In this NASA handout image, Hurricane Harvey is photographed aboard the International Space Station as it intensified on its way toward the Texas coast on August 25, 2017. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images) By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications Note for media: Aug. 25 will…
A training program for flight attendants at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, drawing attention to sex trafficking. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) By Laurie Charles, Texas A&M University College of Nursing, for The Conversation Many people think that human trafficking means kidnapping and moving victims across state or national borders. After working…
A poster from a world summit in Hong Kong on preparing for worldwide pandemics in June 2010. Despite efforts to develop plans, none is yet in place. (Vincent Yu/AP Photo) By Christine Crudo Blackburn, Andrew Natsios and Gerald W. Parker, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government &…
Strong safety David Bruton #30 of the Denver Broncos lies on the ground in pain after a play that would force him out of the game with a reported concussion during a game against the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 28, 2014 in Denver,…
By Vandana Suresh, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications A neuroscientist combines novel genetic and engineering tools to explore age-related decline in mental skills Why does aging cause severe deterioration in memory and thinking abilities in some people and not in others? Neuroscientist William Griffith, PhD, Regents…