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The CDC says good oral health during pregnancy and infancy is important to set children up for a lifetime of good health. But not all expectant mothers get that information, says Dr. Penelope Drayer, Clinical Associate Professor and Interim Clinic Director of the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at Texas A&M College of Dentistry.

How Tyson’s beef plant closure will impact the local economy in Nebraska

NPR/National Public Radio • Jan 10, 2026

David Anderson, a livestock economist at Texas A&M University, says the cattle industry is cyclical. When the cattle herd is small, meat packers lose money while ranchers make a profit. When there's an excess inventory of cattle, meat packers profit as ranchers lose money. He says each cycle typically lasts about a decade. The cattle herd in the U.S. is the smallest it's been in decades, according to data from the Department of Agriculture, and packers like Tyson are feeling the strain.

A college student fights an insurance denial to get a prosthetic foot before graduation

NBC News • Jan 8, 2026

She had a deadline in mind: her December graduation from Texas A&M University, where she hoped to walk across the stage wearing the new prosthesis.

Why New Year’s resolutions often fail and how tiny changes can make them stick

KBTX • Jan 8, 2026

ith millions of people setting numerous goals each new year, the question arises: why do most people give up early on? Texas A&M professor Sherecce Fields, who’s a clinical psychologist, said it’s all about setting small, specific, and attainable goals.

New research finds that loneliness can be as harmful to your health as smoking.

A new groundbreaking study from Texas A&M University appears to have solved the question of how prolonged circadian disruption caused by night-shift work fuels the creation and aggressive spread of breast cancer.

As the clock ticks down to midnight to signal the New Year, many people are preparing their resolutions for 2026. FOX's Gary Baumgarten spoke to a psychologist at Texas A&M about how you can help make your resolutions stick.

Texas A&M students develop backpack-sized operating room to save lives in disaster zones

Houston Chronicle • Dec 29, 2025

But it takes time to move a patient to an operating room for potentially life-saving treatment. So medical students at the Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine developed another solution – they decided to bring the operating room to the patient.

Researchers have found that a brief virtual reality simulation of a near-death experience can sharply reduce people’s anxiety about death.

Jorge Seminario, a professor of chemical engineering at Texas A&M University, said in an email that the new design addresses one of the most critical challenges in high-energy lithium-ion batteries, which is achieving both safety and performance: “The study is highly innovative and impactful, offering a practical solution to a critical bottleneck in lithium-ion battery safety,” he added.