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A UT Dallas Neuroscientist Says Your Brain Needs Recharging—Just Like Your Phone

We plug in our phones like clockwork. But how often do we recharge ourselves? According to Lori Cook, PhD, CCC-SLP, and director of clinical research at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas, even a few minutes of intentional pause can make all the difference in how we function at work and in life....

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UTA Researcher: Children of Divorce May Have Increased Stroke Risk Later in Life
by | Feb 20, 2025
According to research by UTA's Philip Baiden, Americans aged 65 and older who experienced their parents divorcing as children were more likely to suffer a stroke compared to their peers—one in nine as compared to one in 15 for those whose parents did not divorce.
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North Texas’ EnLiSense To Launch Corti Health Wearables for Stress and Sleep Hormone Monitoring
by | Apr 5, 2024
Allen-based EnLiSense—co-founded by a professor and department head of bioengineering at UT Dallas—said the wearable features its proprietary passive-sweat sensor technology, which "non-invasively" rests on your skin, day and night, continuously measuring biomarker levels.
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Here’s How Companies Can Prioritize Employees’ Health and Wellness Post-Pandemic
Local experts—from Brain Performance Institute, Mental Health America of Greater Dallas, Baylor Scott & White, and Microsoft—weigh in on how to create a psychologically safe workplace. Their takeaways? Invest in mental wellness, encourage a culture of openness, and more.
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