A neuroscientist and transplant surgeon at UTMB stumbled upon the realization that transplant patients exhibited a low frequency of dementia, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their latest Medical Discovery News column. The discovery could have huge implications for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and dementia, they write.

Research has shown that acupuncture may be beneficial for a number of pain conditions, writes Dr. Hasan Yasin in a column for the GCDN. Yasin suggested patients speak to their doctor about alternative or complementary treatments.

UTMB’s Dr. Janak Patel spoke to CBS News about the CDC’s potential elimination of isolation requirements after testing positive for COVID-19. "We have to be very cautious that perhaps another variant that escapes our immunity completely may emerge and may require different precautions," Patel says. "Once we make policy in this forward manner, if we had to have a situation where we would need more caution, it will be very hard to go back to more prolonged isolation."

UTMB’s School of Nursing is in the top 25. Becker’s shared the news that the SoN’s online master’s program was ranked 12th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. UTMB’s School of Nursing was the top ranked program in the state of Texas.

What’s the world’s deadliest animal? It’s not lions, tigers or bears but instead tiny mosquitoes, write Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp in their latest Vaccine Smarts column. With luck, vaccines can help take away the mosquito’s title of the world’s deadliest animal, they write.

Chocolate has some amazing health benefits when used appropriately, writes Dr. Samuel Mathis in his latest column. But there is a catch, Mathis writes. The benefits come from the cacao seed itself not from everything else added to make modern chocolate.