Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center When we take a medication, we assume it is safe, that it has no stray contaminants and that it really does have the chemical that we think it does, and in the amounts stated on the label. The same is true—and…
Dentistry student Ethan Erwin pursues entrepreneurship and music in addition to a demanding class schedule. By Jennifer Fuentes, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry There’s something interesting that happens when Ethan Erwin encounters a problem. He pores over the situation, picking apart every detail piece by piece. Invariably, the answer…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center With the opioid epidemic growing, some people are turning to an unusual and very dangerous alternative: taking massive doses of a common antidiarrheal drug called loperamide, often sold over the counter under…
Dr. John Tyson, a minION instructor and research associate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, demonstrated a minION during a training of scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research. By Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M University AgriLife Within five years, consumers may begin using a device smaller than a flip phone…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center When hundreds of thousands of American troops deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1990 and 1991 in what is now called the First Gulf War, they were exposed to a variety of chemicals. These chemicals—especially…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center One of the major tasks for local government is planning ways for the community to recover from disasters. Research has shown that to work well, disaster recovery plans need to involve the public. Without public participation, recovery plans…
The IPM Experience House in Dallas is considered ground zero for pest control training in Texas. By Gabe Saldana, Texas A&M University AgriLife A new training facility for pest management professionals has opened its doors at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Dallas, where entomologists converted a…
By Cindie Powell, Texas Sea Grant The Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University awarded $38,000 in research grants to 21 graduate students at three Texas A&M University System institutions. The students are funded through Texas Sea Grant’s Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program, which provides small…
Galveston shoreline. By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications Texas has a big shoreline – 367 miles to be exact – and the state has a lot to offer to any beach lover. But it helps to know some of the basic rules of the sand because…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Although it is known that excessive alcohol intake (more than two drinks per day) is a risk factor for stroke, there hasn’t been much scientific study about how alcohol-related behavior might change after a stroke…