Healio, May 6, 2013

As an infant’s nasopharynx is colonized with gram-negative pathogens, the colonization with Staphylococcus aureus declines. S. aureus colonization of infants begins early in life and declines quickly, according to Dr. Pedro Alvarez-Fernandez, a research fellow in pediatrics/infectious disease... more »

All proteins — the complicated biochemical entities that carry out the basic processes of life — are made in the same way. Inside living cells, tiny molecular machines known as ribosomes read messenger RNA, turning the genetic code into long sequences of amino acids. Then these sequences... more »

Time, May 6, 2013

Continuing coverage: The news by UTMB doctors that parents needn’t toss their child’s toothbrush after a bout of strep throat continues to receive widespread coverage. It appears in the Huffington Post and on Philly.com, among other outlets.   more »

NBC News, May 4, 2013

A team of experts from UTMB couldn’t find any strep germs on toothbrushes used by children with strep throat. But they did find potentially nasty germs on two brand-new toothbrushes right out the package. “I was just dumbfounded,” says UTMB’s Dr. Lauren Shepard, who presented... more »

MDLinx, May 3, 2013

UTMB researchers examined the effects of a 12-week Wellness and Exercise (W&E) program on the quality of life of pediatric burn survivors with burns over 40 percent of their total body surface area. Published in the journal Burns, the researchers found that the results are clinically relevant in... more »

Science Daily, May 2, 2013

Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind one of the Ebola virus’ most dangerous attributes: its ability to disarm the adaptive immune system. UTMB scientists determined that Ebola short-circuits the immune system using proteins that work together to shut down cellular signaling related... more »

OncLive, May 2, 2013

A cost analysis presented at the 2013 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium found that para-aortic radiotherapy, dogleg radiotherapy, and 1 cycle of carboplatin are cost-effective strategies for the management of stage I testicular seminoma post-orchiectomy compared with surveillance, when reimbursement... more »

Clifton Journal (New Jersey), May 3, 2013

When Dennis and Rosalind Benigno started the Coalition for Brain Injury Research in 2000 — more than 15 years after their son suffered a traumatic brain injury — they never imagined being responsible for donating more than $200,000 within a decade to brain injury research organizations.... more »

Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind one of the Ebola virus’ most dangerous attributes: its ability to disarm the adaptive immune system. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston scientists determined that Ebola short-circuits the immune system using proteins that work... more »

KTRK-TV (Ch. 13, Houston), May 1, 2013

In brain surgery, a mistake can mean a disability or death. So how do you teach a neurosurgeon without mistakes? Dr. Jaime Gasco uses a 3-D brain simulator. UTMB in Galveston has one of five simulators in the United States. In the first two UTMB studies, they found that medical students who were... more »