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Dr. Karrie Curry [Photos: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth]
UNTHSC awarded $500K To Study Social Media’s Impact on Young People
by Lance Murray | Oct 31, 2024
“Social media has become an inseparable part of adolescence, and while it can offer positive connections, there’s also increasing evidence that it negatively affects mental health and encourages substance use,” said UNTHSC's Dr. Karrie Curry, who's leading the study.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2024
Carrollton, Frisco, Irving, Dallas, and McKinney all have their noses to the grindstone, according to CoworkingCafe's evaluation of where U.S. residents work the hardest.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2023
The DSO and UTD's Speech, Language and Music (SLAM) Lab hope to better understand the impact of music training on the brains of young people with the new study—which will involve 50 volunteers from the DSO’s Kim Noltemy Young Musicians program.
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![Clockwise from upper left: John Ficken, Ali Wajahat, Sanjiv Yajnik, Valerie Jarrett, Amanda Cage, Marissa Horne, Alan Cohen, Evan Frazier, Vu Le, Emary Aronson, and Chastity Lord. [Photos via Capital One]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CapitalOne2021ReimagineChangemakers-360x203.jpg)
by Alex Edwards |
Oct 13, 2021
Experts and leaders candidly discussed the future of work, why resilience is (almost) everything, and how to be a strong leader by first being honest with yourself at Capital One's sixth annual summit.
Plus, learn how nonprofits can use data and analytics to drive impact. Capital One releases the first study from its just-launched insights center.
Here's the takeaway.
Plus, learn how nonprofits can use data and analytics to drive impact. Capital One releases the first study from its just-launched insights center.
Here's the takeaway.
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Telemedicine Could Be the Solution to Overcrowding and Congestion in the ER, a New UTD Study Says
by Alex Edwards | Dec 3, 2020
A new study from The University of Texas at Dallas found that telemedicine could improve the delivery of care, shortage of capacity, and patient flow in an emergency room setting. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the researchers see now as the time to take an in-depth look.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 17, 2020
People under age 50 are "more likely to be hospitalized, need a ventilator, and die from COVID-19 if they're severely obese," a new study says.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Sep 2, 2020
What are you doing with your extra four and a half hours? A recent study shows that remote workers have gained back 10 percent of their work week by not commuting.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 25, 2020
A public-private partnership could help seed the area for future social change by providing more healthy food options, JLL says. By reducing costs to the community, that could stretch residents' dollars, too.
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Study: Bottle Rocket Finds Quick Service Restaurants Remain In Demand
by Lauren Hawkins | Apr 27, 2020
Among other findings researched following the COVID-19 outbreak, the Addison-headquartered company found that more than a third of customers will rely heavily on quick service restaurants in the coming weeks.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2020
Up to two-thirds of depression patients do not respond to their first treatment. That's why UTSW researchers are working to eliminate antidepressant trial and error based on a patient’s brain activity.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 7, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out how a team at UT Dallas is repurposing an old MRI contrast agent to eliminate the need for using heavy metals.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 31, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about DART receiving a federal grant to help in the fight against human trafficking.
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The wireless vagus nerve stimulation device (right) may be small, but it’s a big advance compared to its predecessor (left). The new device is MRI-compatible and can be mass-produced on a wafer. [Photo: Courtesy UT Dallas]
Discovery: UTD Device Improves Stroke Recovery, UTSW Team Tackles Kidney Cancer
by Lance Murray | Jan 17, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about how a professor at UNT is developing a wireless, wearable fitness tracker that won't need to be charged.
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Discovery: UNTHSC Grad Joins ‘Disease Detectives,’ UTSW Studies Plant-Rich Diet’s Effect on Pathogen
by Lance Murray |
Jan 3, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how a pipeline expert from UTA is using a robot to evaluate the life expectancy of Waxahachie’s sewer lines.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 20, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about a conference on innovation that's coming to Dallas in January.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 13, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how scientists at the University of North Texas Health Science Center are studying the benefits of older women with hypertension taking warm leg baths.
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