Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch and Texas Southern University have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to use human-centered artificial intelligence to tackle the social and cultural barriers that hinder timely cancer diagnoses and effective treatments in the United States.
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch has found that electronic health interventions, including mhealth, digital health, telemedicine, and telehealth, can help Hispanic and Latino adults improve type 2 diabetes and obesity outcomes in the Americas.
UTMB sponsored Bra Dazzle 2023 is one of the can’t miss events for this year’s breast cancer awareness month, according to Houston TV station KPRC. This event helps raise money for UTMB’s Mobile Mammography program.
For years, researchers have worked to understand why some people with diabetes get kidney disease while others do not. A paper published in today’s edition of Science Translational Medicine may have uncovered the reason: the existence of a new type of diabetes.
UTMB was one of a three institutions in the Houston area to receive funding for cancer treatment and prevention from the state agency, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Almost $2.5 million was for expansion of a program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston that supplies HPV vaccinations for new mothers.
Although hospitals are required by law to publicly post prices for their services, it remains difficult for the public to get reliable information on what those services will cost. That’s the overall finding of a paper published Sept. 18 in in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine based on research out of The University of Texas Medical Branch.
Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch have uncovered a promising connection between certain immune-suppressing drugs and a lower risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. This research could impact how these devastating brain disorders are treated.
Study found that teens with a history of adolescent relationship abuse who participated in the Fourth R program, a 21-session healthy relationships curriculum delivered in middle or high school health classes, were less likely to recommit acts of violence years after the intervention.
Was King Tut’s curse supernatural or something more down to earth like a deadly fungus? Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel review the evidence in their latest column.
New research by The University of Texas Medical Branch potentially points to an effective treatment for Lassa fever, a dangerous, often fatal disease common to much of West Africa but considered a major threat to global health.
About The University of Texas Medical Branch
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.