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Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young (left to right) won the 2017 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine. Illustrations by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet

NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE: Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael...

MDN - Oct 2, 2017

Dr. Laura Seligman (at left), UTRGV associate professor of Psychological Science, and Dr. Liza Talavera-Garza, Psychological Science lecturer, are working on a study aimed at developing treatments that alleviate dental anxiety in children, making it possible for children and adolescents to get regular dental care and feel comfortable when visiting the dentist. Seligman and her research team were awarded a grant for $217,950 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to address the issue. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

Dr. Seligman Awarded Grant to Find Ways to Ease Dental Anxiety...

MDN - Sep 22, 2017

Irregular heartbeat — or arrhythmia — can have sudden and often fatal consequences. A biomedical engineering team at Washington University in St. Louis examining molecular behavior in cardiac tissue recently made a surprising discovery that could someday impact treatment of the life-threatening condition.

How sodium ions act in cardiac muscle

MDN - Sep 14, 2017

Dr. Zeeshan Afzal, a third-year medical resident in the UTRGV Family Medicine Residency Program at McAllen Medical Center, conducted a study on the prevalence of murine typhus, a flea-borne disease, in the Rio Grande Valley. The study concludes that the primary symptoms – high-grade fever, rash and body ache – often go misdiagnosed and can lead to more serious complications. He is urging primary care physicians to consider murine typhus when treating patients with acute fever. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

Flea-borne disease affecting the Valley, high-grade fever, rash and body ache...

MDN - Sep 9, 2017

A team of four UTRGV mechanical engineering students have designed a prototype device that will help Parkinson’s disease victims right legibly again. The development of their Self-Stabilization Holder, a yearlong endeavor which became their senior design project, was overseen by Dr. Karen Lozano, professor of mechanical engineering (standing). This spring the device placed second in the Rafael Munguia UTRGV Business Plan Competition overseen by the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship. The students (left to right) are Carlos Hernandez, Misael Martinez, and Rodolfo Becerra. Team member Arnoldo Ventura, currently participating in an out-of-state internship, is not pictured. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

Student Engineering Team Designs Device to Help Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

MDN - Aug 9, 2017

FDA Approves New Treatment to Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer...

MDN - Aug 3, 2017

FDA Tackles Drug Competition to Improve Patient Access

MDN - Aug 2, 2017

Medical Alert: HPV Vaccination Prevents Cancers in Men, Too

MDN - Jul 22, 2017

New Treatment Option available at Valley Baptist-Brownsville for Patients Suffering from...

MDN - Jun 13, 2017

Valley Baptist-Harlingen Weight Loss Program Receives Certification from National Organization

MDN - May 29, 2017

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