Innovations In the News

The University of Texas Medical Branch is making waves this week at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, by highlighting the critical importance of brain health on a global scale.

"In this study, we're trying to see how mechanobiology could help researchers and clinicians make better diagnosis of the thrombotic risks, especially the risk of arterial thrombosis that are closely associated with cardiovascular diseases," says Dr. Yunfeng Chen, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at University of Texas Medical Branch.

The University of Texas Medical Branch, patients in our local communities and the broader Houston-Galveston region could eventually have access to the most advanced neurological medical technologies thanks to a collaboration between UTMB and the Wyss Center, a world leading neuroengineering and neurotechnology research non-profit.

The University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Pathology is the first academic healthcare center in Texas to add an artificial intelligence-based-tool to its routine workflow for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

A team of researchers at UTMB has been accepted into the prestigious National Science Foundation's National I-Corps program for their groundbreaking research on traumatic brain injury detection and monitoring, with the potential to revolutionize the field.

New research out of the University of Texas Medial Branch holds promise for helping people maintain strength and mobility as they age.

In the video, Dr. Ramkumar Menon discusses the technology that allows scientists to study gestational disease using miniature organ models made up of human cells embedded onto silicon surfaces.

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch recently discovered a significant advancement in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The study, published today in Science Translational Medicine, introduces an innovative nasal spray treatment that has shown promising results in clearing harmful tau protein build-up and improving cognitive functions in aged mice models with neurodegenerative diseases.

The University of Texas Medical Branch Life Science Incubator celebrated its grand opening with a Ribbon-Cutting and Open House event. This milestone marks the establishment of a cutting-edge incubator designed to support early-stage life science companies and entrepreneurs while fostering innovation and academic-industry collaboration in the field.