UTHSC In the Media


Boom Town: Can Memphis Handle Its Growing Pains?

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You’re pumping up Memphis at an out-of-town cookout. Sun Studios and Stax? Check. Barbecue? Check. Humble-brag on Memphis water? Check. Now it’s time to turn up the heat and break out that bit sure to set the HGTV crowd salivating — affordable housing. “You can get a lot of house for a lot less in… Read More


UTHSC Team Awarded $3.1 Million for Nicotine Research

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Ha Chen, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology, and Robert W. Williams, PhD, a professor and chair in the Department of Generics, Genomics and Informatics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), have been awarded over $3.14 million in funding to establish an innovative, diverse research model, which will be… Read More


UTHSC researcher leads local participation in diabetes study

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University of Tennessee Health Science Center researcher Dr. Karen C. Johnson is among principal investigators on a six-year nationwide diabetes prevention clinical trial that released findings today at the American Diabetes Association’s 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco.


Is Your Prebiotic an Imposter?

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Gut health is a hot topic these days, and I’ve been fielding lots of questions about the gut microbiota, as I’m sure many RDs working directly with consumers have. Along with probiotics, consumers are looking to prebiotics to make a health difference. In short, prebiotics are food for the good bacteria in the large intestine.… Read More


How Does Diabetes Shortens Life

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People with exemplar 1 diabetes today elude more than a decade of human to the chronic disease, despite improved treatment of both diabetes and its complications, a changed Scottish study reports. Men with category 1 diabetes lose about 11 years of life expectancy compared to men without the disease. And, women with order 1 diabetes… Read More


Dental school graduate searching for stem cell donor

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A Memphis man recently diagnosed with leukemia celebrated graduation from dentistry school Friday morning, and now that he’s got the diploma, he just needs a stem cell donor. Just as Randy Bagay rounded the corner to reach the finish line and become a dentist, the race got even tougher. He was diagnosed with an aggressive… Read More


Better Diet Improves Breast Cancer Survivability, Study Shows

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A woman’s risk of dying from breast cancer can be reduced with a low-fat diet that is high in fruits and vegetables, according to a new national study that included research participants in Memphis. Doctors at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) joined researchers nationwide in following almost 50,000 postmenopausal women for close… Read More


UTHSC plans to lobby state for campus operations funding

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The chancellor for the University of Tennessee’s health sciences college in Downtown Memphis wants more operational funding from the state. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Advisory Board met Monday, May 20, and approved its fiscal 2019-2020 budget proposal of $571.2 million. The budget includes $389,600 earmarked for infrastructure needs since UTHSC is not… Read More