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…
Researchers examine how psychological distress like depression and anxiety can affect preventive care in older adults. By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health For adults over 65, staying healthy means following recommendations on several preventive care services, ranging from blood pressure and cholesterol checks to cancer…
Dr. Daniel Roelke/Texas A&M AgriLife) By Kendra Davis, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a correlation between the degree of competition within microalgae communities’ and the overgrowth of algal blooms that can be manipulated through hydrology, which will help to…
The IMPEDE Embolization Plug is made from polyurethane-based shape memory polymer foam that expands to a “memorized” larger conformable shape when delivered into a blood vessel, allowing it to obstruct or reduce the rate of blood flow in the vein or artery targeted. (Duncan Maitland) By Jennifer Reiley, Texas A&M…
Dr. Suresh D. Pillai shows where food and other materials pass along an automated conveyor belt to be sanitized. Pillai is a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist and director of the National Center for Electron Beam Research, College Station. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications) By Adam Russell, Texas A&M University College…
