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New UTHSC Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute Established to Improve Human Health for Southerners

Written by dpb338

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Clinical CareResearch

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have formed the Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TN-CTSI) to address health inequities in the Southern United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the American South represented the largest population growth by region in 2017. Comprised of 17 states stretching from Texas, Oklahoma, and… Read More

University of Tennessee System Collaboration Publishes Research on New Diabetes Drug Discovery

Written by Connor Bran

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Research

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have discovered a chemical compound that could lower sugar levels as effectively as the diabetes drug Metformin but with a lower dose. This new approach to diabetes drug discovery has been published in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal. The research team includes scientists… Read More

Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology Hosts First Tamika Catchings Youth Basketball Clinic

Written by Amber Carter

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Public Service

One of the things former Lady Vol basketball standout Tamika Catchings enjoys the most is giving back to her community. On April 7, Catchings and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology hosted the first Tamika Catchings Youth Basketball Clinic at the Regal Teen Center of the Boys and… Read More

UT Collaboration Examines How Natural Chemicals in Green Tea Work

Written by Connor Bran

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Research

Green tea has always been known to have beneficial health effects, but how these effects come about has been a mystery. Now, a team collaborating across the University of Tennessee System has discovered molecular mechanisms with which key chemicals in green tea work. The research teams of L. Darryl Quarles, MD, of the University of… Read More

College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Celebrates Match Day 2018

Written by Jackie Denton

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Education

Today the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center celebrated Match Day with its 155 fourth-year medical students at an event at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Match Day, which is held on the third Friday of March each year, is the day the nation’s medical students find out the location results… Read More

UTHSC Gold Humanism Honor Society Chapter Spreads Message of Compassionate Care

Written by Jackie Denton

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Clinical CarePublic Service

Robert Ackerman and his therapy dog, Little Man, were among those recognized during this year’s National Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care. Held each February, National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care has grown into a weeklong celebration for Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) honorees to display solidarity for the compassionate and humanistic care of… Read More

Martin Awarded American Cochlear Implant Alliance Student Scholarship

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Second-year Audiology student Mary Kate Martin of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is one of 21 recipients of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance’s Student Scholarship. She will be attending the organization’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., to accept the award. Martin will have the opportunity to present her research at the… Read More

Investigators at UTHSC Played Key Role in Study Prompting New Blood Pressure Guidelines

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center played a significant role in collecting data that resulted in the new guidelines announced last week for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure. The first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in more than a decade… Read More