The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was selected by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the newly formed Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, announced Wednesday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. UTMB, along with seven... more »

HealthCanal.com, August 20, 2010

UTMB researchers believe they’ve found a way to use widely available blood pressure drugs to fight the muscular weakness that normally accompanies aging. The discovery draws on research linking the loss of muscle mass with age-related changes in the behavior of the hair-thin blood vessels, or... more »

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, August 20, 2010

Continuing to receive attention is the research on the first ever use of cell-depleted rat lung as a natural growth matrix for generating new lung cells and 3-D lung tissue structures from embryonic stem cells, led by UTMB’s Dr. Joaquin Cortiella, and published in the September issue of Tissue... more »

Dilation of blood vessels restores muscle synthesis in elderly University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers believe they’ve found a way to use widely available blood pressure drugs to fight the muscular weakness that normally accompanies aging. The discovery draws on... more »

Obstetrics & Gynecology, August 1, 2010

Researchers at UTMB, as part of the Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network, have designed a new system to assign cause of death in stillbirths. “Initial Causes of Fetal Death” is a standardized method to assign probable and possible causes of death of stillbirths based on information... more »

Houston Chronicle, August 3, 2010

UTMB has received a $4.4 million grant to help fund the Hispanic Center of Excellence Medical Careers Diversity Program. The three-year grant from the Health Research Services Administration will enable the center to continue its partnership with six undergraduate institutions to develop a larger... more »

Science Daily, August 3, 2010

Continuing to receive national coverage is a study by UTMB researchers in the Institute for Translational Sciences that appears in the journal Clinical and Translational Science. The researchers describe their progress developing new techniques that will allow clinicians to quickly identify... more »

For many people afflicted by asthma, treatment can be a frustrating and time-consuming experience. After their initial diagnosis, asthmatics find themselves caught in a trial and error process that can last for months, as doctors gradually escalate their medications to treat their condition... more »

Thanks to rising obesity rates in Latin America and the Caribbean, elderly people there are becoming more likely to suffer from disabilities, according to a paper recently published by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The UTMB... more »

 A consortium of six colleges and universities led by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received a $2.14 million federal grant to expand geriatric education in East Texas. Working to improve health care for elderly in an area covering 72 counties, the East Texas... more »