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UT Arlington School of Social Work wins grant to educate Hispanic patients about depression, reduce barriers to treatment

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A University of Texas at Arlington researcher hopes to dispel myths about depression and its treatment, as well as reduce the stigma associated with receiving mental health care among Hispanics.  Katherine Sanchez, assistant professor in the School of Social Work , recently won a two-year $200,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to screen Hispanic patients for depression and educate them about the disease and the treatment options available. The highly competitive Hispanic Health Services Research Grant

UT Arlington research may unlock enzyme’s role in disease

A UT Arlington chemist doing National Science Foundation-funded research on enzymes that regulate human biology has uncovered characteristics that could be used to identify predisposition to conditions such as heart disease, diabetic ulcers and some types of cancer. Brad Pierce, an assistant professor of chemistry/biochemistry at The University of Texas at Arlington, recently led a team that examined an oxygen utilizing iron enzyme called cysteine dioxygenase or CDO, which is found in high levels within heart, liver, and brain tissues. Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts to enable

UT Arlington wins national Ford Motor Co. challenge for diabetes awareness project

ARLINGTON, Texas -- UT Arlington students from multiple academic disciplines will combine efforts to help educate lower-income, diverse community groups about diabetes prevention and control through a new, $25,000 grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund. The University of Texas at Arlington has been named one of nine 2013 grant winners through the company’s College Community Challenge. The award supports university efforts to address an urgent community need through a service-learning project. Project leaders chose diabetes prevention as their focus because of the prevalence of the

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