News Coverage
June 12, 2018
A Muddy Kentucky Derby Track Didn’t Dampen Cinco De Derby For TAG-ers At The Arboretum
After days of rain, the wet stuff exited North Texas and dumped on Kentucky on Saturday, May 5. Now normally Kentucky’s weather woes wouldn’t bother North Texans a flip. But this Saturday was the Run for the Roses in Louisville and locals Lisa and Kenny Troutt had three ponies in the Kentucky Derby lineup.
June 11, 2018
Alex R. Piquero, Stephen A. Bishopp, Nicole Leeper Piquero, guest columnists: Police, firefighters must begin conversation on daily stress
Which of these happened to you one morning last week? The barista at your coffee shop served you the wrong order. You spilled your coffee on your white shirt. You hit every red light on the way to work. These irritations might upset you, but they pass relatively quickly. In…
June 8, 2018
Even the Art Is All About the Brain at New Institute
David Gappa’s “Introspection” has been described as a visible interpretation of the communication between nerves. Commissioned for the new Brain Performance Institute, the glass neuron installation is an artistic statement in the interior of the 62,000-square-foot building that was officially opened in October. The 5,300-pound illuminated glass installation depicts the…
June 6, 2018
Concussions: Retired NFLers, Head Injury Patients May Benefit from New Brain Health Initiatives
The lasting consequences of concussions is one of the most talked-about and researched subjects in medicine and sports today, with initiatives underway in North Texas and across the nation to better diagnose concussions and treat their effects. In North Texas, such places at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Texas Institute for…
June 5, 2018
10 ways to control stress and even make it work for you
Stress has all but become a shady badge of honor, like multitasking and only needing five hours of sleep. Who among us hasn’t heard (or uttered) “I am sooo stressed!” It’s typically said in such a way that the speaker sounds like one of the cool kids while the rest of…
June 1, 2018
Strategic Training May Cut Symptoms of Depression Post Brain-Injury
New research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that certain cognitive training exercises can help reduce depression and improve brain health in individuals years after they’ve suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The recent study, published in Human Brain Mapping, revealed significant reductions in…
May 29, 2018
3 grass-roots North Texas groups are saving lives, one veteran at a time
Memorial Day honors Americans who have died during military service. That’s 1.1 million deaths in all our wars, from the Revolutionary War to the ongoing global war on terror. Millions more families and friends have had to cope with the ultimate sacrifice made by their loved ones in uniform. As…
May 29, 2018
Thwarting physician burnout - today and tomorrow
Physician burnout is not new news. Recent studies show 51% of physicians have experienced some degree of burnout1, and the impact is profound – for physicians, patients, and the public. To date, burnout has been addressed as a chronic stress problem,2 and interventions have fallen short of the mark. Approaching burnout…
May 13, 2018
Virtual reality is used to enhance the lives of aging soldiers
Virtual-reality “goggles” are actually wearable cellphone sized video screens that include sensors that detect where in the scene the viewer’s eyes are looking. Acting on that information, the video software shifts the scene in a way that simulates the perspective of a viewer scanning left or right, up or down…
May 7, 2018
'He's happier': How a program for special needs athletes helps them find more than fitness
When you’re born under the special needs umbrella; when you get frustrated because no one can understand what you’re trying to say; when you are angry or depressed or antsy and don’t quite know what to do with those feelings, you might respond in any number of ways. Maybe you lash…