Cut up and leased out, the bodies of the poor suffer a final indignity in Texas
The University of North Texas Health Science Center built a flourishing business using hundreds of unclaimed corpses. It ...
Is Obesity Reshaping Your Brain? New Study Reveals Dementia Risk
A weight-maintaining hormone is essential for brain-signal transmission. New research is more closely linking obesity to ...
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UT Health San Antonio finds genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap ...
Meet the new CEO guiding University Health's expansion
Edward Banos, University Health’s new president and CEO, is seen this month at University Hospital. He’s settling into the ...
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Texas university embroiled in controversy for allegedly using unclaimed bodies for research without consent
According to financial records, the supply of unclaimed bodies helped the center bring in about $2.5 million a year from ...
Texas university donated corpses to science without families consent
UNT Health Science Center halted a program that used unclaimed bodies for medical research after NBC News exposed the ...
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Leptin variations may influence brain health and dementia development
New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body ...
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Genome-wide association study identifies genetic risk factors for dementia
In landmark research, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have reported the largest-ever genome-wide association study of dementia from ...
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Initial plans introduced for integration of UTSA and UT Health San Antonio
The following message was sent via email from UTSA President Taylor Eighmy and UT Health San Antonio Acting President Robert ...
As families searched, a Texas medical school cut up their loved ones
The University of North Texas Health Science Center suspended its body donation program after NBC News exposed how hundreds ...
Research team finds genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer's disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias
In landmark research, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have ...
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Genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer's disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias
Medical researchers conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap with vascular dementia.