University of Houston
The University of Houston, (UH) was founded in 1927 in Houston, Texas. Today, UH has more than 36,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university has 12 academic colleges and more than 40 research institutes and centers. Notable academic and research departments include, space commercialization, superconductivity, biomedical engineering, petroleum exploration and engineering and virtual technology.
Probe to detect spread of breast cancer gets distribution boost
A device co-developed by a University of Houston (UH) physicist to detect the spread of breast cancer and allow physicians to better plan intervention is extending its market reach, bringing it another step ...
Cancer
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Aging kidneys may hold key to new high blood pressure therapies
Gaining new insight to managing sodium balance and blood pressure, investigators at the University of Houston (UH) College of Pharmacy believe their work may identify future therapeutic targets to control ...
Medical research
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Therapeutic avenues for Parkinson's investigated at UH
Scientists at the University of Houston (UH) have discovered what may possibly be a key ingredient in the fight against Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Aug 23, 2012 |
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New University of Houston research focuses on treatment for perpetrator, not victim
A new UH experiment takes an unconventional look at the treatment for domestic violence, otherwise known as intimate partner violence (IPV), by focusing on changing the perpetrators' psychological abuse during arguments rather ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Research finds cognitive-behavioral therapy effective in combatting anxiety disorders
Whether it is a phobia like a fear of flying, public speaking or spiders, or a diagnosis such as obsessive compulsive disorder, new research finds patients suffering from anxiety disorders showed the most ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 28, 2012 |
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Study offers hope for more effective treatment of nearsightedness
Research by an optometrist at the University of Houston (UH) supports the continued investigation of optical treatments that attempt to slow the progression of nearsightedness in children.
Ophthalmology
Jun 05, 2012 |
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UH, Methodist team up to prepare surgeons for the operating room
Measure twice and cut once is a well-known phrase among surgeons, but this is not always what happens. To better prepare new surgeons for the operating room, University of Houston (UH) computer scientists ...
Surgery
Mar 06, 2012 |
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New drug strategies for Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis examined at UH
Researchers at the University of Houston (UH) are recommending a new strategy for developing drugs to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and cardiovascular diseases.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Researchers explain hormonal role in glucose and fat metabolism
Hormone researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have their sights set on providing long-term treatment options for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases by better understanding estradiol, the ...
Medical research
Sep 29, 2011 |
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New research focuses on teenage mind
Carla Sharp, an associate professor and director of the Developmental Psychopathology Lab in clinical psychology at the University of Houston (UH), became interested in the way people think, how they organize thoughts, execute ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Researchers work to develop screening method for superbug
A team of researchers from the University of Houston (UH) and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) are working to develop improved screening methods to detect a potentially lethal, drug-resistant superbug ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 09, 2011 |
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UH researchers explore treatments for breast and colon cancers
University of Houston (UH) researchers have their sights set on developing possible treatments for breast and colon cancer.
Cancer
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Returning vets' alcohol abuse addressed in virtual reality study
The spoils of war for returning veterans may include addictions, injury and the constant images of horrific events they witnessed. Now a University of Houston joint study funded by the Veterans Health Administration ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 26, 2011 |
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UH professor given commendation for medical innovation in asthma
A University of Houston (UH) pharmacy professor's decade-long questioning of conventional medical dogma in the treatment of asthma earned him a prestigious international honor as a top medical innovator.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 07, 2011 |
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