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Researchers’ Analysis Confirms Effects of Cognitive …

WebDr. Chandramallika Basak, associate professor of cognition and neuroscience in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, is the corresponding and …

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Study: SMART Program Enhances Innovative Thinking in …

WebResearchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas have demonstrated in a pilot study that cognitive training improves innovative thinking, along with corresponding positive …

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Scientists Target Link Between Chronic Pain, Cognitive …

WebA team led by Dr. Ted Price and Dr. Stephanie Shiers pinpointed a biochemical pathway that may help address both neuropathic pain and accompanying …

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Study: Mental, Physical Exercises Produce Distinct Brain …

WebThe research team attributes the global cerebral blood flow gains to concerted mental effort during the reasoning training. “We believe the reasoning training triggered neural …

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New Prof Studies Factors that Affect Brain Health As We …

WebIn 2010, Rodrigue received a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health—a highly competitive career-development grant that …

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Health and Wellness Resources

Web24/7 Nurseline. Registered nurses are available around the clock to assist members to decide if a situation is an emergency, answer health-related questions and understand …

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UT Dallas Magazine: Hope for Relieving Chronic Pain …

WebI n an era of increased opioid-related addiction and deaths, the way we treat all pain patients is under the microscope.. From 2013 to 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) …

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Psychological Study Explores How Bodies Shape First …

WebConnor Parde, another doctoral student in O’Toole’s lab, explained the group’s motivation for focusing on the body itself. “Research has shown that people …

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Center to Show Students the Way to Wellness

WebWith the start of a new semester comes a new batch of students — joined by even more returning ones — with questions on how to make the best health and lifestyle …

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Research Team Offers Healthy Take on Workplace …

Web“Previous studies simply identified the components of wellness programs in U.S. municipalities,” said Dr. L. Douglas Kiel, co-author of the study and professor of …

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Vital Longevity Leadership Nets $4.6 Million in NIH Funding

WebDrs. Denise Park and Michael Rugg, co-directors of the Center for Vital Longevity at the University of Texas at Dallas, have each been awarded a five-year …

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Study Connects Chronic Cannabis Use to Oxygen Changes in Brain

WebNew research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas reveals that levels of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis that leaves a …

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Project Aims to Make Breathing Easier by Mapping Air Quality

WebAccording to a 2014 report by the World Health Organization, around 7 million people died in 2012 as a result of air pollution exposure. More than 50 million Americans …

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Vital Longevity Researcher Earns Major NIH Grant

WebFor the second time this year, a postdoctoral fellow in UT Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity has earned a prestigious, highly competitive career-development grant …

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New Healthcare Degree to Prepare Students for Fast-Growing Field

WebHealth care is one of the sectors expected to show the fastest job growth between 2010 and 2020, according to projections released in February 2012 by the U.S. …

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The Doctor Is In

WebThe UT Dallas Student Health Center has expanded its care offerings with the addition of a full-time doctor, increased office space and new equipment. Dr. Saniya Naheed, formerly …

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Healthcare Studies Major Enrolls More Than 200 Students in 2nd …

WebA new bachelor's degree program in healthcare studies has merged courses offered by various schools across campus to create a customizable program for those pursuing …

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Diabetes Drug Shows Promise for Chronic Pain

WebWhile clonidine did not change task performance and gabapentin affected it negatively, metformin reversed pain-induced impairments. “We chose clonidine because …

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Study: Cough That Spreads Tuberculosis Has Pain-Linked Trigger

WebMycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes TB, produces a fatty acid called sulfolipid-1 that triggers a pain-response cough to spread the disease, according to a …

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