UTHealth Houston

2 weeks ago | uth.edu | Sydney Lowther

Some public transit shelter designs can actually do more harm than good when it comes to shielding from summer temperatures, according to a study led by UTHealth Houston. The research was published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Public transit can be more affordable, healthy, and safe than commuting by car. Research supports that public transportation is also better for the environment by limiting emissions and air pollution.

3 weeks ago | uth.edu | Sydney Lowther

The molecular mechanism behind why heart attacks can vary in severity depending on the time of day has been uncovered by researchers at UTHealth Houston, potentially paving the way for innovative treatments that align with the natural circadian rhythm. The study’s findings were published in Nature.

1 month ago | uth.edu | Sydney Lowther

In 2002, my grandmother, Faye Sims, now 76, experienced a sharp, debilitating pain in her jaw while at a café in Fairfield, Texas. She ended up in the emergency room, and doctors discovered she had multiple sclerosis (MS). The pain she was experiencing in her face was caused by trigeminal neuralgia, sometimes described as the most excruciating pain known to humanity. The cause of MS is not known. It’s considered an immune-mediated disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues.

1 month ago | uth.edu | Sydney Lowther

That Thursday morning in January started like any other as Christopher Blankenship, 47, headed into work feeling just fine. However, just a few hours into his eight-hour shift, he felt a slight discomfort between his shoulder blades. He shrugged the pain off, thinking it was a random twinge from a previous accident. But the pain intensified, and Christopher told his co-worker he needed to take a break and sit in his car.

Feb 4, 2025 | uth.edu | Sydney Lowther

An unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, and smoking – considered to be a relatively recent societal curse – are all risk factors to heart disease. But if that is the case, did heart disease exist thousands of years ago? Renowned UTHealth Houston cardiologist Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, discussed what examining 4,000-year-old mummies and living hunter-gatherer tribes suggests about the basis of heart disease and whether we could eliminate it in our lifetime.