Since launching in 2014, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin has been rethinking the role of academic medicine in improving health, particularly for those most in need. And we’re just getting started. Nominated and selected by their peer leaders, Dell Med’s Visionaries are on a mission… read more
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Child Neurology Resident Develops Automated Lesion Analysis Algorithm
For many years, the study of focal brain lesions has played an important role in our effort to localize specific neurological functions to precise anatomic brain regions. Because of the acute onset and distinct anatomical localization of ischemic brain infarction, functional correlation studies have relied heavily on individuals with stroke.… read more
Register: Brain Research Summit -The University of Texas Systemwide
Please register to the University of Texas Brain Research Summit Summit date: Nov 7-8 Place: Austin The University of Texas Systemwide Brain Research Summit brings together national leaders, researchers from across various UT institutions, and key partners for collaborative discussions around advancing brain research in the state of Texas. Objectives… read more
Designing an Integrated Model of Dementia Care
The Comprehensive Memory Center seeks to improve patient outcomes through interprofessional collaboration An article authored by researchers affiliated with the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences outlines the interprofessional model of dementia care offered at UT Health Austin’s Comprehensive Memory Center (CMC). Published earlier this year in the Journal of Interprofessional… read more
Recognizing Bipolar Disorder Sooner
Researchers affiliated with the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences hope to identify changes in brain development that predict condition onset Reviewed by Jorge Almeida, MD, PhD, and Steve Strakowski, MD; Written by Lauren Schneider SHARE THIS PAGE: A new collaboration between researchers at UT Austin and the University of Cincinnati… read more
Justin Rousseau: Building Bridges With Health Care Data
Health care produces more data than ever — but how do we begin to use it effectively as part of an integrated care delivery system? That’s at the heart of what Justin Rousseau, M.D., MMSc, is working to solve. Rousseau, an assistant professor in Dell Medical School’s departments of Neurology… read more
Psychedelic Drug Helped People With Alcohol Use Disorder Reduce Drinking, Study Shows
Greg Fonzo, co-director of the Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy, and other experts weigh in on how psychedelics can be a “game changer” in treating certain complex conditions, like addiction.
Seminar Series: A Tale From the Neurology Clinic: The Man Who Had an Upside-Down Circadian Clock
The Senior Scientist Seminar Series highlights experienced contributors to Dell Med’s scientific research and explores their career paths. The series also explores how clinical research can improve the health of thousands, if not millions, of people at a time. In this instalment of the Health Transformation Research Institute’s Senior Scientist… read more
