• Kindness can improve our health

    Studies show that being kind to one another has numerous health benefits, writes Dr. Samuel Mathis in this week’s column.

  • Reasons to let your hair go natural

    There is now abundant scientific evidence that hair straighteners and other hair products marketed to Black women and girls contain endocrine-disrupting substances that can lead to early onset of menstruation and the development of many issues later in life, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their weekly Medical Discovery News column.

  • Moody Foundation gifts $25M to UTMB for study of neuroscience

    UTMB received a transformative $25 million gift from the Moody Foundation and its affiliated organization, the Moody Medical Research Institute, which will significantly advance the work of its Brain Health Institute. In recognition of this generous contribution, the Institute will be renamed the Moody Brain Health Institute at UTMB.

  • As Bird Flu Spreads, Additional Human Infection Is Reported in Missouri

    The possibility that one human could infect another with bird flu would be “pretty huge,” Dr. Gregory Gray tells the New York Times. “Some limited human-to human transmission is in the pathway to full-on high human-to-human transmission, and so it is concerning,” he said.

  • Cleaning up plastics in the environment with microbial help

    New research has found a microbial species that could help break down the large plastic garbage patches floating in the Pacific Ocean, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their weekly Medical Discovery News column. “The researchers are going to try to optimize the fungus to eat as much plastic as possible,” they write.

  • Cataract Surgery Linked With Fewer Falls, Traumatic Injuries in Older Patients

    Patients who had cataract surgery had a significantly lower risk of multiple types of traumatic injuries. Those were part of the findings UTMB medical student Caitlin Hackl presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting. "Cataract surgery may be a way to control a modifiable risk factor for these injuries," Hackl said. This news also reported in HealthDay, U.S. News & World Report and Medical Xpress.

  • Myasthenia Gravis: Similar Symptoms in Relatives Raise Question of Genes

    “Clinical familial associations — when transmission appears to be vertical, from parent to offspring — suggest that there is much yet to learn about genetic bases for autoimmunity and how certain mutations could favor selection for specific immune disorders,” Dr. Elena Shanina tells Medscape after she and colleagues presented two case reports at the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) 2024 conference.

  • New research unveils the brain microbiome

    One of the most fascinating and promising topics in medicine and research today is the gut microbiome, writes Dr. Hasan Yasin in his column in the Daily News. Scientists have now even found a microbiome inside the human brain, he writes.

  • How to protect your baby during RSV season

    RSV season is here and Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp discuss the latest tools available to parents and health care providers to keep babies and young children safe.

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