2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (333+ words) In 2009, a study found that rapamycin (sirolimus) could extend the lifespan of mice by 12%, and that those longer lives were also healthier. Dr. Dean Kellogg, Jr. , Ph D, thought, "This is too good to be true. A pill that can…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (253+ words) Texas Public Radio | TPR CDC finds that most of those hospitalized with measles in West Texas were children or pregnant adults A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that more than 90% of the people hospitalized…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (75+ words) Texas Public Radio | TPR The emotional toll of infertility For those navigating infertility, it can take a profound toll on relationships, identity and overall well-being, often in ways that go unspoken. Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Clay Brigance, a…...

3+ day, 26+ min ago  (347+ words) The Texas Board of Nursing has reverted the emergency suspension of Camp Mystic chief health officer's nursing license, replacing it with a limited license that allows her to continue practicing under strict restrictions. The agreed order, signed on Tuesday, comes…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (286+ words) This program originally aired on March 16, 2024 Anibal Diogenes, D. D. S. , Ph. D. , is an endodontist, which is the branch of dentistry that deals with the innermost part of the tooth called pulp. "It's actually a connective tissue inside of the tooth that has…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (67+ words) Bringing the Ebola outbreak under control in 2014 was largely due to the extensive involvement from the U. S. , through USAID, the White House, the CDC, and the military....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (593+ words) A new study of about 40, 000 participants, 65 and older, over 15 years found a decrease in the chances of patients developing Alzheimer's disease based on the number of eggs that they eat. KERA's Sam Baker talked with Dr. Ryan Cheung, medical director…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (258+ words) This program originally aired the week of March 10, 2024. Imagine one day your child bites down on something and the enamel on one of their teeth starts to crumble. That can happen in a condition called molar incisor hypomineralization " otherwise known…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (395+ words) UT San Antonio School of Public Health has been renamed the Kate Marmion School of Public Health. The name change was the result of a $30 million contribution to the school that UT San Antonio president Taylor Eighmy calls "transformative." The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (378+ words) Texas Children's Hospital will develop a "detransition clinic" and fire five physicians as part of a unique settlement with the state, the Office of the Texas Attorney General announced Friday. Such a clinic could be the first of its kind,…...