Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Improving diagnosis of asthma-COPD overlap
A University of Texas at Arlington faculty member and nurse practitioner (NP) said she hopes to bring more attention to an underrecognized condition.
Apr 4, 2022
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Diabetes
Responsive footwear to prevent diabetic foot ulcers
To prevent diabetic foot ulcers, research scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed footwear technology that relieves pressure on areas of the feet that experience high stress during walking and other ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Seeking cancer treatments in the ancestry of a class of enzymes responsible for killing cells
When an individual suffers from cancer, the process of programmed cell death called apoptosis does not occur normally, permitting abnormal cells to thrive.
Jan 11, 2022
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Medications
With antibiotic resistance, 'we are running out of options'
Experts predict that without intervention, the problem of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections could be catastrophic by 2050, killing nearly 10 million people each year.
Nov 24, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survivors make strides in community exercise programs
In a new research article published in Cancer, University of Texas at Arlington researcher and Assistant Professor Yue Liao in the Department of Kinesiology found that cancer survivors improved their quality of life, physical ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Feedback and goal-setting shown to improve attention
For individuals to sustain their attention on a task over a long period of time, goal-setting is effective but receiving feedback produces a much stronger effect, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Arlington.
Oct 28, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Wearable device could reduce racial disparities in blood measurements
Bioengineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Arlington, in collaboration with Austin's Shani Biotechnologies, LLC, have developed a new noninvasive technology that may help real-time monitoring of key blood parameters, ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Medications
Physicist develops next-generation cancer photodrug
Wei Chen, professor of physics at The University of Texas at Arlington, is the senior author of two papers detailing the effects of copper cysteamine, a next-generation cancer photodrug invented in Chen's laboratory.
Oct 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fighting COVID-19 misinformation
With the recent surge of COVID-19 cases nationwide, two public health experts and associate professors at The University of Texas at Arlington's College of Nursing and Health Innovation are highlighting the importance of ...
Sep 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccinations, masks are best tools against Delta variant
The U.S. is once again experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths due, in part, to the rapid spread of the virus' highly transmissible Delta variant.
Aug 2, 2021
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