After nearly a quarter-of-a-century of service to the people of Lincoln County, Dr. Virginia Mennemeyer will be sharing her knowledge of dentistry and healthcare with the rest of the state of Missouri.
On Dec. 15, Gov. Mike Parson appointed Mennemeyer to the Missouri Dental Board, whose purpose is the protection of the public when exercising the licensing, regulatory and disciplinary functions of those who practice dentistry in the state.
Mennemeyer joins Dr. Jennifer Williams-Tinnel of Kansas City and Dental Hygienist Stacie Scrivner of Mount Vernon as new appointees on the Dental Board.
âIt was very exciting to be appointed,â said Mennemeyer, who owns and operates Mennemeyer Orthodontics in Troy. âItâs part of what my mission is: to protect the integrity of the dental field.â
The Pandemic Didn t Stop Venture Capital From Flowing Into Houston s Life Sciences Sector This Year
It’s been a tough year for some sectors of Houston’s economy, but commercial real estate experts say that there has been one significant bright spot: life sciences.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, plenty of money is flowing into the sector, spurring many of Houston’s life sciences firms to expand and seek larger spaces. That remains a challenge in the short term, as the city lacks speculative lab space, and several major life sciences-focused developments have not yet reached completion.
“They re all having a problem with growth. I think our biggest issue is that we don t have enough supply for them,” Transwestern Executive Managing Director, National Healthcare Advisory Services Eric Johnson said.
Newly discovered brain pattern could improve the diagnosis of mental health disorders
A pattern in how the brain breaks down tryptophan, a common amino acid consumed through food, was discovered by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
The finding, which could help physicians more accurately diagnose and treat several major mental health disorders, was recently published in
Tryptophan can be metabolized to either a route where serotonin is produced, or to the kynurenine pathway. The research shows that people with mood disorders and schizophrenia not only have decreased levels of tryptophan overall, but the tryptophan they do have is being broken down more often in the kynurenine pathway, shifting away from the production of serotonin, the chemical made from tryptophan that is thought to regulate anxiety and improve mood.
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Two cities tried to fix homelessness, only one succeeded
Housing First is considered a best practice for addressing homelessness, but where one city succeeded, another still struggles. A surge in pandemic homeless aid will help, but experts say only with strategic planning.
Audrey Jensen, Jill Ryan, Chloe Jones and Madeline Ackley Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
HOUSTON Nearly a decade ago, two U.S. cities with large homeless populations tried to solve their problem by adopting a strategy that prioritized giving people housing and help over temporary shelter.
But Houston and San Diego took fundamentally different approaches to implementing that strategy, known as Housing First. Houston revamped its entire system to get more people into housing quickly, and it cut homelessness by more than half. San Diego attempted a series of one-off projects but was unable to expand on the lessons learned and saw far fewer reductions in homelessness.