People use boats to help bring items out of homes in an area where a mandatory evacuation is still under effect after flood water inundated them after torrential rains caused widespread flooding during Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey on September 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)…
Montana, Gallatin River, Cameron. (Getty Images) By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications Rivers and streams cover more of the Earth than previously thought and therefore play a greater role in controlling concentrations of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, according to a study led by a Texas A&M…
By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center According to a nationwide survey, nearly half of Americans report feeling aloneor left out, and one in four Americans rarely feel as though there are people who really understand them. More and more people are feeling lonely every day,…
By Rachel Rose, Texas A&M University College of Engineering There are certain diseases, such as cancer and Type 1 diabetes, that affect many of us directly. These diseases can not only be difficult to manage, but difficult to reverse, with effects that can be detrimental to a person’s quality…
Tired from surgery, her hospital stay, and having 13 puppies, Bree Ann Rose was happy to return home with Mom, Angela Brenengen (right); Dad, Tim; and Brenengen’s nephew Norman Giles. With the family are Dr. Laurie Torkildsen and fourth-year veterinary student Ali Carriker. By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M University College…
Cape Town, South Africa, chef adding salt to pot of boiling water. (Getty Images) By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Pop quiz. If you were making a conscious effort to watch your sodium, and you’re stuck grabbing lunch at a fast food restaurant, which should you order:…
Left to right: Cheryl Chadwick, Dr. Laurie Torkildsen, and Cassie Burghardt discuss Klause’s discharge after a mauling incident had left the dachshund with life-threatening injuries. (Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science) By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Highlights A…
Nurse giving blood sugar test to patient in home. (Getty Images) By Jennifer Reiley, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Three researchers from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering have received funding to develop a wearable, noninvasive, reliable, inexpensive and proactive device to detect and prevent hypoglycemic events in diabetic…
A man and a woman holding a Juul device. (Vaping360.com) By Amy Lauren Fairchild, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, for The Conversation The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a campaign to discourage e-cigarette vaping. While it targeted all e-cigarette vaping, the campaign makes a powerful visual…
It is important for older adults to continue exercise to maintain muscle mass and appetite. (iStock) By Heather Gillin, Texas A&M University College of Education & Human Development As summer approaches, older adults may shy away from physical activity due to rising temperatures. However, Dr. Nicolaas Deutz says it is…
