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UNT Health Idea and $2M Grant Fuel AI Forensics Tool to Help Solve Missing Persons Cases
by Lance Murray | Aug 19, 2025
A five-university team is developing new forensic software to analyze age, ancestry, sex, and stature data together—improving how unidentified human remains are identified. Called MOSIAC, the tool will be free to law enforcement and forensic anthropologists once complete.
by Lance Murray |
Jul 24, 2025
Using a new tool developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, researchers identified a gene that seems to be key in regulating food intake, offering a different pathway for potential obesity treatments.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 23, 2025
A photo of astronauts sparked a patent-pending innovation that UT Arlington researcher Michael Nelson believes “should become the new standard” for cardiac MRI. His gravity-simulating gear is designed to help doctors better assess heart function inside the MRI.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Jul 22, 2025
Backed by the Department of Defense and $200 million in private capital, the new facility helps companies prototype and scale battery technologies for both commercial use and national defense. The launch comes at a time when supply chain independence is a growing priority.
Government and industry leaders recently got a first look.
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Behnaz Balmaki, assistant professor of research in biology at the University of Texas at Arlington, says pollen is a powerful indicator of ecosystem health and a key to tracking how plant communities respond to environmental change. [Photo: UTA]
UTA and Partners Use AI to ID Allergy-Causing Pollen for Smarter Health and Planning Decisions
by Lance Murray | Jul 7, 2025
A new deep-learning system accurately distinguishes between nearly identical pollen grains from fir, spruce, and pine trees. The goal is to develop a comprehensive pollen identification system that can be applied across regions in the United States.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 2, 2025
UTA and UT Southwestern researchers have built BIT, a new computational framework that helps scientists identify the proteins that switch genes on and off in cancer and other diseases. The work could pave the way to more targeted treatments and boost gene research accuracy.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 1, 2025
Rather than replace radiologists, UTD researchers say AI could help flag low-risk mammograms for automated review. The approach could cut costs and ease delays as cancer rates rise and the diagnostic workforce shrinks.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 30, 2025
With support from UTA’s Research Enhancement Program, assistant professor Mahmoud Bayat is developing a digital twin platform to help officials adjust evacuation routes on the fly. The platform could inform future systems across cities, counties, and states for what he calls “truly resilient communities.”
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RABBIT TRAIL: In human dorsal root ganglia from a case of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, circled pink clusters mark Nageotte nodules. Researchers say the nodules, obscure structures first observed in rabbits more than a hundred years ago, are a strong indicator of nerve cell death. [Image: UT Dallas]
Rediscovered: A Century-Old Clue to Diabetic Nerve Pain, Found in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Jun 20, 2025
A scientific footnote from 1922 is now a potential key to treating diabetic nerve pain, a chronic and widespread condition with few effective options. The new study wouldn't have happened without the nonprofit Southwest Transplant Alliance, says UT Dallas neuroscientist Ted Price, who credits the group with making the research possible.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 17, 2025
The NSF Small Business Innovation Research grant is expected to help Alva Health scale its AI-powered, wrist-worn wearable as it expands technical and clinical validation and prepares for a 510(k) submission.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 17, 2025
The lightweight, recyclable material can be printed into complex shapes—including a balloon dog—and shows potential for use in helmets, insulation, and more. The research explores a method still largely untapped in commercial manufacturing.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2025
The protein—implicated in blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—was decoded in near-atomic detail by UT Southwestern researchers, including Nobel Prize winner Bruce Beutler. In lab models, turning off midnolin wiped out up to 92% of cancer cells—with minimal impact on healthy ones, according to UT Southwestern.
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TCU Course Puts Real Decision-Making Power Behind Student Philanthropy with $200,000 in Donations
by Lance Murray | Jun 9, 2025
The 15-year signature program divided students into two sections, each responsible for distributing $100,000 among selected organizations.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 6, 2025
At the University of North Texas' annual Research and Design Expo, students tackled challenges in projects from public parks to public health—with innovations in biomedical tech, infrastructure, and sustainability.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2025
Co-founded by Chief Scientific Advisor Daniel J. Siegwart of UT Southwestern and CEO RA Session II, Signify Bio said it harnesses the human body for the production of in situ protein therapeutics. The round was led by Actium Group with participation from the Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund, Danaher Ventures LLC, Eli Lilly and Company, and BrightEdge, the American Cancer Society's VC arm.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2025
Tarleton’s Stephenville facility—shared with Texas A&M AgriLife—aims to boost rural research, innovation, and small business. Not yet a year old, it’s earning statewide recognition.
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