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Stress drives you into eating more:Study

Sat, 06/25/2011 - 17:43 by Anupreet Kaur

People have a tendency to consume more of sugar or fatty foods under strenuous situations. A latest study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre reveals that excessive stress makes people eat such unhealthy foods.

UT-San Antonio moving to new conference

Fri, 11/12/2010 - 09:55 by Prince damin

San Antonio -- The University of Texas at San Antonio is headed for a bowl-eligible conference even though its startup football team hasn't played a game, officials say.

The school's Board of Regents Thursday authorized UT-San Antonio President Ricard Romo and top system officials to negotiate terms to join the Western Athletic Conference, the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman reported.

The chairman of the conference's board of directors, Stan L. Albrecht, sent a letter to Romo Thursday inviting the school to join the conference by July 1, 2012, the report said. The Roadrunners currently are in the Southland Conference.

Skin color cited in Mexican inequality

Thu, 10/07/2010 - 07:27 by Prince damin

Austin, Texas -- A U.S. study says skin color leads to profound social inequality in Mexico despite state-promoted ideology denying the existence of such prejudice.

The study from the University of Texas at Austin found individuals with darker skin tones have less education, have lower status jobs, are more likely to live in poverty, and are less likely to be affluent, a university release said Wednesday.
The study by Andres Villarreal, an associate professor of sociology, was published in the October issue of the American Sociological Review.

Teens fooled by smart publicity of sports drinks?

Mon, 09/27/2010 - 23:49 by Samia Sehgal

Teenagers are mistaking sports drinks and other noncarbonated beverages to be healthy choices. Researchers at the University of Texas have found that youngsters, who otherwise follow healthy schedules, are also taking plenty of sweetened beverages – in the form of sports drinks.

Grace Satellite shows ice loss in East Antarctica

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 16:36 by Ishita Sood

New York, November 23 -- According to a recent study by scientists at the University of Texas, East Antarctica’s ice has started melting at a faster rate since 2006 which could do some serious destruction to the sea level.

Math model predicts cellular actions

Tue, 10/20/2009 - 01:51 by surajdogra

Austin, Texas -- U.S.-led scientists say they have demonstrated, for the first time, a math model created from DNA data can predict previously unknown cellular mechanisms.

University of Texas at Austin Assistant Professor Orly Alter said the achievement brings biologists closer to being able to understand and control the inner workings of the cell.

Toad venom might become a cancer treatment

Tue, 09/29/2009 - 22:50 by surajdogra

Houston -- U.S. scientists say they've found huachansu, a Chinese drug that comes from dried toad venom, had tolerable toxicity levels and may slow cancer progression.

Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center say they've found the venom secreted by the skin glands of toads has tolerable toxicity levels, even at doses eight times those normally administered.

The findings come from a Phase I clinical study, a collaborative research project between M. D. Anderson and Fudan University Cancer Hospital in Shanghai. The study, scientists said, marks the first time a formal clinical trial has examined the relationship between huachansu dose and toxicity.

Molecule senses human respiratory viruses

Wed, 08/26/2009 - 00:23 by surajdogra

San Antornio -- University of Texas Health Science Center microbiologists say they have identified a defense molecule that senses the presence of respiratory viruses.

The scientists, led by Assistant Professor Santanu Bose, said the cellular molecule not only can sense two common respiratory viruses, but it also can direct cells to mount a defense.

The researchers said their discovery of the molecule, called NOD2, could lead to new therapies for human respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A, both of which are serious threats to people with weak immune systems.

"This molecule could be used to boost host immune defenses and stimulate vaccine efficacy … especially among high-risk individuals," Bose said.

Staphylococus infection genetically mapped

Wed, 07/15/2009 - 00:56 by Salinder Kumar

Dallas -- U.S. scientists have mapped the genetic profiles of children with Staphylococcus aureus infections, showing how the immune system responds to the pathogen.

The infectious disease specialists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center said their findings might lead to improved therapeutic interventions and show why some people are apt to get more severe staphylococcal infections than others.

The researchers said their gene expression profiling summarizes how individual genes are being activated or suppressed in response to the infection. The results pinpointed how an individual's immune system responds to a S. aureus infection at the genetic level.