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Raul Reyes

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Maureen Bayless Balleza

Media Relations Specialist
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Molly Dannenmaier

Media Relations Specialist
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Kristen Hensley

Writer / Media Relations Specialist
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Jim Kelly

Science Writer / Editor
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Myra McCollum

Social Media Manager
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Christian von Eschenbach

New Media Specialist
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News Highlights

A daily digest of news stories spotlighting the great work taking place at UTMB.
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Many Texas women getting more invasive breast biopsy

UPI, May. 21, 2013
Too many women in Texas get an invasive surgical breast biopsy instead of the recommended non-invasive fine needle...

The metabolism miracle for women over 40

Prevention, May. 21, 2013
You already know to keep calories and fat in check, but you'll fan the flames of your metabolism by putting...

UTMB gets $5M to study health care for elderly

Houston Business Journal, May. 21, 2013
UTMB has been awarded a $4.9 million grant to study how to care for and promote the health and well-being of...

Given PillCam Seen Winning FDA Approval in ’13: Israel Overnight

Washington Post, May. 22, 2013
UTMB’s Dr. James Goodwin is cited in this Bloomberg report: Results from Given Imaging Ltd.’s latest...

As ER admissions jump, Houston-area providers look for solutions

Houston Business Journal, May. 21, 2013
Emergency rooms are the most expensive way for patients to seek health care, and despite hospital efforts to...

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UTMB News Releases

UTMB awarded $4.9 million grant to improve health care for the elderly

Tuesday, May 21 - The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a $4.9 million grant for the state’s first federally funded center to study how best to care for and promote the health and well-being of elderly patients. The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in the Elderly center will be led by Dr.... more »

Pain, pain, go away Gene therapy at center of UTMB effort to eliminate neuropathic pain

Monday, May 20 - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to apply the techniques of gene therapy to the problem of neuropathic pain — that is, pain that arises from a malfunction... more »

More than one third of Texas women still receive unnecessary breast biopsy surgery

Thursday, May 16 - Many women in Texas who are found to have an abnormality on routine mammogram or discover a lump in one of their breasts end up having an old-fashioned surgical biopsy to find out whether the breast abnormality is malignant. Since 2001, national expert panels have recommended that the first course... more »

Timing is everything for key protein

Thursday, May 9 - 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 »

Ebola’s secret weapon revealed

Thursday, May 2 - 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 »

UTMB graduate school to award 30 degrees at commencement Friday

Wednesday, May 1 - The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences will award 30 degrees during its 45th commencement ceremony Friday, May 3, in Levin Hall. Vice president and GSBS dean Cary Cooper will preside over the 4 p.m. convocation, and UTMB School of Medicine... more »

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