By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Spermidine—a compound found in foods like aged cheese, mushrooms, soy products, legumes, corn and whole grains—seems to prevent (at least in animal models) liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, which is the most common type of liver cancer. There…
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS) professor Dr. Lucien Vallone gives an eye exam to a dog. By Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Staff Highlights The Ophthalmology Service has returned after a five year absence So far, patients have included dogs, penguins and cattle among others Dr.
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Rather than being considered a miracle pill that magically takes away pain, prescription opioids are increasingly being seen as a precursor to heroin addiction and the cause of potentially deadly overdoses themselves. However, select patients do still…
Sunset at Big Bend National Park. By Keith Randall, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications Texas A&M University will once again be a major player in Earth Day Texas, a three-day event set for April 21-23 at Fair Park in Dallas, with numerous academic departments and speakers participating in projects and…
By Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M University AgriLife College students at Texas A&M University may tack on a new, official certification to their degrees – winemaking. The Enology Certificate program will begin in the fall and offer 15 hours of concentrated study in viticulture, pre- and post-fermentation winemaking processes, wine…
By Lesley Henton, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications How can you ever really know someone? Researchers at Texas A&M University found our perceived knowledge of others’ “true selves” is inherently tied to perceptions of their morality. “We found evidence consistent with a strong psychological link between morality and identity,”…
By Justin Ikpo, Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development It took two years hard work for Dan Roper to get his life back. In 2015, following a number of years of unhealthy habits, Roper was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is an irreversible…
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is providing Kaya’s care free of cost in order to help support Cole Lyle’s outreach mission. By Megan Palsa, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science Cole Lyle, a 26-year-old veteran of the Afghanistan War, is working to…
Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Gabriel Eckstein meets Pope Francis at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Seminar on the Human Right to Water held at the Vatican. By Jennifer Nassar, Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Gabriel Eckstein served as a legal commentator at the Pontifical…
SAVMA with the #vetmedunited sign that hung in CVM Fish Bowl to raise awareness about mental health in veterinary school. By Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Staff Veterinary students face numerous challenges every day. Long hours, high-pressure exams, and large volumes of content to absorb are…
