Source: October 16, 2026 - Greater Good
Emerging research suggests many dementia risk factors can be addressed in midlife, and a 2025 UTMB study adds to that growing body of evidence by linking herpes simplex virus infections to a higher risk of developing dementia.
Source: October 14, 2026 - Bioengineer.org
The research, by a team that included Yusif Hajiyev, MD, of The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), analyzed 595 ear cultures taken from patients with chronic suppurative otitis media between 2009 and 2025. Of those samples, 427 yielded identifiable pathogens, providing a rich dataset.
Source: October 12, 2026 - National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center
Jennifer M. Lirette, Clinical Educator II-SPECTRE at UTMB, is featured in a NETEC Emergency Nurses Week spotlight for her work preparing frontline healthcare teams to safely identify, isolate, and respond to patients with rare but high-consequence infectious diseases.
Source: October 7, 2026 - Envision
“Human exploration is changing rapidly, and the health challenges associated with distance, isolation, and limited resources are changing along with it,” said Dr. Ronak V. Shah, who will serve as inaugural chair. “Creating the Department of Aerospace and Exploration Medicine gives us an opportunity to build on decades of expertise at UTMB as we prepare for the future.”
Source: September 25, 2026 - The Cancer Letter
“People have seen how teams that play well together succeed in the end, winning a game—versus having one or two superstars. And I think that’s what comprehensive cancer care is. It is about passing the care between all the players, so that each person is contributing to the care of the patient, and then, the cure, or the success of the treatment, is a goal you get."-- Raghu Kalluri, chief scientific officer, UTMB Cancer Center
Source: October 7, 2026 - The Galveston County Daily News
Daily News Editor Michael A. Smith dedicates an editorial to celebrating the 135th anniversary of UTMB and congratulates the institution's faculty, staff, students, and alumnus.
Source: October 6, 2026 - The Galveston County Daily News
The University of Texas Medical Branch, which celebrated its 135th anniversary Monday, has kept alive a tradition of cutting-edge research and collaboration that students and staff say drew them in and kept generations connected to the island.
Source: October 2, 2026 - Prevention
As great as it would be if the fountain of youth were available online or at your local wellness studio, “there is no compound, in human beings, that’s been shown to prolong life,” says Thomas Blackwell, M.D., professor of general internal medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Source: September 28, 2026 - Minding Memory Podcast
In this podcast, Neil Mehta, PhD, is interviewed about how the U.S. is keeping pace with other countries when it comes to memory and cognitive aging.
Source: September 23, 2026 - Medical Express
Thomas Green, Ph.D., a professor in the UTMB Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and his colleagues propose that repeated drug use may disrupt the relationship between frustration and motivation in some people with substance use disorders. The frustration remains, but its ability to reduce motivation and stop drug-seeking behavior may weaken.
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The first academic health center in Texas opened its doors in 1891 and today has four campuses, five health sciences schools, seven institutes for advanced study, a research enterprise that includes one of only two national laboratories dedicated to the safe study of infectious threats to human health, a Level 1 Trauma Center and a health system offering a full range of primary and specialized medical services throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region. UTMB is an institution in The University of Texas System and a member of the Texas Medical Center.