https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from University of North Texas A University of North Texas College of Science professor has moved researchers across the globe closer to understanding how to make condensed tannins in forage crops such as alfalfa, not only making food more nutritious for animals, but potentially improving food supply and limiting global warming. https://phys.org/news/2021-05-molecules-food-nutritious-animals-planet.html Biotechnology Wed, 26 May 2021 08:07:37 EDT news541235253 Today's DNA testing is highly accurate, but errors still occur due to the limited genetic information accessible with current technologies. These errors can have serious impact on people's lives. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-08-technology-errors-dna.html Genetics Tue, 18 Aug 2020 01:49:01 EDT news516934135 Chemistry researchers at the University of North Texas have developed a test to more easily identify toxic silver ions, which can be harmful to humans and the environment at high concentrations. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-kind-simple-toxic-silver-ions.html Nanomaterials Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:06:09 EDT news514040763 Amy Petros, a University of North Texas chemistry professor, always encourages her students to be creative, work together and utilize the resources around them. In a time of social distancing and sheltering in place, those lessons have become even more important. https://phys.org/news/2020-05-students-chemistry.html Education Wed, 06 May 2020 12:41:47 EDT news507987703 Finding a method for large scale, inexpensive transformation of methane into methanol is like turning lead into gold, according to Tom Cundari, a Regents Professor of chemistry at the University of North Texas. https://phys.org/news/2020-03-unt-modern-day-alchemist-methane-methanol.html Materials Science Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:54:56 EDT news503157285 From tracking the amount of rain in their backyards to monitoring the water quality in local streams, citizen scientists have collected data for as long as there has been curiosity. And, it turns out, their data can be just as valid as that collected by professionals. https://phys.org/news/2020-03-team-citizen-scientists-excellent-resources.html Ecology Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:55:43 EST news502610136 Complex organic chemistry experiments often take days or weeks to conduct in a laboratory, but not anymore. Oliviero Andreussi has created a virtual organic chemistry laboratory inside a supercomputer to conduct these same experiments in a matter of minutes. https://phys.org/news/2020-02-unt-professor-virtual-lab-key.html Materials Science Wed, 05 Feb 2020 12:47:58 EST news500129274 Reid Ferring, a professor in the University of North Texas Department of Geography and the Environment, is part of an international team of scientists who have developed a breakthrough method of identifying the sex and species of animal in fossils more than a million years old. https://phys.org/news/2019-11-unt-scientist-advance-archaeology-millions.html Archaeology Tue, 19 Nov 2019 03:35:05 EST news493356892 Amie Lund, a cardiovascular toxicology researcher with the University of North Texas, has found that exposure to certain air pollutants may cause weight gain, especially when coupled with a high-fat diet. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-11-link-air-pollution-obesity.html Immunology Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:23:47 EST news492265413 With inhaler in hand, Dr. Cheng Yuet went over every detail to make sure the patient understood how the drug would control their COPD symptoms. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-pharmacists-patient-team-based.html Health Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:04:36 EDT news489769457 Osteopathic medicine's emphasis on physician empathy and understanding leads to higher patient satisfaction, a study by researchers at UNTHSC's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine indicates. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-tcom-osteopathic-approach-difference.html Medications Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:14:25 EDT news485439258 University of North Texas Ph.D. candidate, Amy Wynia, traveled more than 6,000 miles to Navarino Island in southern-most Chile to explore the forests in search of the Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus), the largest woodpecker in South America. While Wynia went to the ends of the earth to collect information for her Ph.D. dissertation, she also went because she really loves woodpeckers. https://phys.org/news/2019-07-elusive-magellanic-woodpecker.html Plants & Animals Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:40:19 EDT news481966802 A team of University of North Texas College of Engineering seniors have created an energy efficient system for controlling solar panels on CubeSats using a nickel-titanium shape memory alloy. https://phys.org/news/2019-06-memory-alloy-technology-energy-efficient-cubesat.html Space Exploration Tue, 11 Jun 2019 07:10:44 EDT news479455840 A University of North Texas researcher and a 16-year old student are working together to fight cancer with mathematics. Julia Christina Ayalde Camacho, a student in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and Xuexia Wang, an associate professor and researcher of statistics in UNT's Department of Mathematics, are working together as mentor and student to explore new ways to apply computational biology and statistics to cancer research. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-student-secondary-cancer-onset.html Oncology & Cancer Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:20:06 EDT news471601198 While studying a rare genetic disorder called NGLY1 deficiency, University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) researchers discovered a new targeted treatment for combating melanoma, a skin cancer that kills about 9,000 people in the United States each year. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-team-rare-disorder-melanoma.html Oncology & Cancer Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:41:32 EST news460654882 Over the counter probiotic products are found in most drug and grocery stores promising to restore and promote gut health. Brian McFarlin, a professor in the University of North Texas Departments of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation and Biological Sciences, says that consumers might want to do a little research before paying for a product that may do little or nothing to improve their health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-10-benefits-spore-based-probiotic-supplementsbut-probiotics.html Medical research Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:20:03 EDT news458986925 Guido Verbeck, UNT associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, patented an algorithm that works with a high-tech tool to detect the location of chemical streams. Now, he's using it in technology that can detect not only chemicals, but biological threats. His newest device, a mobile nano spectrometer, can be used in a moving vehicle to investigate attempts at creating biological warfare, examine environmental concerns, find clandestine laboratory locations, protect military bases and determine the toxicity of HAZMAT spills. https://phys.org/news/2017-08-portable-nanospectrometer-dangerous-compounds.html Engineering Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:48:40 EDT news421652912 Cognitive behavioral therapy, which traditionally includes regular, and often weekly, visits to a clinician, is recommended by the American College of Physicians and other organizations for treatment of chronic insomnia. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-online-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-insomnia.html Health Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:50:01 EDT news416657870 In a report released in 2016, the World Health Organization revealed that more than 90 percent of the world's population live in areas with high levels of air pollution, and that every year, close to three million deaths are linked to outdoor air pollution. Many of those deaths are due to cardiovascular disease or stroke, and now a UNT assistant professor of Biological Sciences, Amie Lund, is researching that connection. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-air-pollution-heart.html Cardiology Fri, 14 Apr 2017 07:10:01 EDT news411372514 A UNT chemist is part of an international team who just made a breakthrough in DNA research. Using a polymer matrix, the team was able to imprint a sequence of a single strand DNA. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-synthetic-imprinted-polymers-dna.html Polymers Fri, 14 Apr 2017 07:09:19 EDT news411372550 Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes – it seems almost every week a deadly natural disaster is reported in the news. Now researchers at the University of North Texas are working to help create walls that will stand up to those disasters, with hopes of saving homes and lives. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-walls.html Earth Sciences Fri, 14 Apr 2017 07:09:02 EDT news411372531 Tannins in plants have health benefits and impact the taste of fruits and drinks like tea and wine. While tannins themselves are well known, no one has ever known how plants actually put them together—until now. A team of researchers from the University of North Texas Department of Biological Sciences just made this major discovery. Now, the research by Chenggang Liu, Xiaoqiang Wang, Vladimir Shulaev and Richard Dixon, recently was featured in the journal, Nature Plants. https://phys.org/news/2017-01-tannins.html Biotechnology Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:01:14 EST news403516863 In a report released in 2016, the World Health Organization revealed that more than 90 percent of the world's population lives in areas with high levels of air pollution, and that every year, close to three million deaths are linked to outdoor air pollution. Many of those deaths are due to cardiovascular disease or stroke, and now a University of North Texas assistant professor of Biological Sciences, Amie Lund, is researching that connection. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-million-deaths-linked-outdoor-air.html Health Fri, 13 Jan 2017 08:00:57 EST news403516844 Research from a University of North Texas historian supports the idea that the nation and region of origin of your ancestors contributes to your risk of developing, or not developing, a growing list of medical conditions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-08-heredity-african-american-paradox.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:30:02 EDT news389966387 Ever been lost in an airport terminal or nearly miss a flight because you were late? An airport app concept created by University of North Texas students may provide the answer to these and other air travel issues. The concept, unveiled at the American Association of Airport Executives conference this month in Houston, is designed to give flight passengers easier travel experiences. https://phys.org/news/2016-07-airport-app-concept-nets-unt.html Other Fri, 15 Jul 2016 06:24:06 EDT news387782531 Plant science researchers at the University of North Texas have found potential new pathways for the creation of plant-based bioproducts. The research is outlined in a new article in the journal Nature Plants. https://phys.org/news/2016-05-potential-paths-plant-based-bioproducts.html Biotechnology Mon, 09 May 2016 15:47:10 EDT news382027623 Military veterans who use avoidant coping strategies—denying or minimizing distressing thoughts, experiences and emotions—are more likely to exhibit symptoms of depression and generalized anxiety. However, emotional help and support from family members reduces the negative impacts of these conditions, according to a University of North Texas study on veterans' transition to becoming college and university students. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-03-coping-military-veterans-successful-transition.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:24:15 EDT news346595046