A boy with a paper cut. (Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock) By Gabriel Neal, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, for The Conversation Consider, for a moment, the paper cut. It happens suddenly and entirely unexpectedly, usually just as you are finally getting somewhere on that task you had been putting off. Recall your…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Drug addiction and autism may not seem to have much in common. However, Laura N. Smith, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics at the Texas A&M College of Medicine, studies…
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,…
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Quadcopter Drone Carrying First Aid Package In The Air. Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health Chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes and heart disease are a persistent concern, with more than 100 million Americans having one or more chronic condition. In addition to…
Biomedical researchers Carl Gregory (left) and Roland Kaunas (right) in the medical and engineering fields are coming together to move a bone-healing technology forward. (Texas A&M University Health Science Center) By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center When biomedical researchers have a technology they believe can help patients, they…
By Holly Shive, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Engineering Medicine (EnMed), Texas A&M University’s innovative engineering medicine track at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, is now included in the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation of the Texas A&M College of Medicine’s Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.
In this March 18, 2011 photo, Cassidy Hempel waved at hospital staff as she was being treated for a rare disorder. Her mother Chris, left, fought to gain permission for an experimental drug. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) By Morten Wendelbo, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government & Public Service and Timothy…
Second-year medical student and Tillman Scholar Andrew Fisher has been recognized for his extensive work in prehospital combat medicine. (Health Science Center) By Katherine Hancock, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Second-year medical student and Tillman Scholar, Andrew Fisher, PA-C, SP, MS-2, ARNG, was recently announced as the 2018 Hero…
Approximately 80 percent of all pharmaceuticals used by Americans are produced overseas. (Shutterstock) By Morten Wendelbo and Christine Crudo Blackburn, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service, for The Conversation Flu season in the U.S. typically peaks in February, but this year’s outbreak is already one…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center “The synapse is essential for life,” said Mendell Rimer, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics at the Texas A&M College of Medicine. He studies a specific synapse called the neuromuscular junction, which—as the name implies—connects…
