"You don’t have to overhaul your entire routine at once — pick one habit, stick with it, and build from there. Your brain will thank you for it, tonight and years from now." — Jack Tiller, MD-PhD student at UTMB

“Our findings show these vaccines generate a remarkably broad immune response. Even without interferon-gamma, which has long been considered one of the immune system’s most important antibacterial defenses, vaccinated animals remained protected from lethal pneumonic plague." — Ashok Chopra, CSc, PhD

"Digital content, even when presented as satirical or humorous, assumes that the user can critically identify satire and humor in the first place." — Jarrel De Matas, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Bioethics & Health Humanities at The University of Texas Medical Branch.

“Interventional neurosurgery has transformed the treatment of stroke, aneurysms, and other brain and spinal disorders,” said Dr. Matias Costa, the study’s lead author from the Department of Neurosurgery at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). “We are now exploring whether these same techniques can help patients suffering from severe pain.”

Meredith Masel, PhD, director of the Oliver Center for Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare at UTMB, joins other healthcare professionals in advising on the questions to ask, things to do, and mistakes to avoid to ensure a smooth transition and recovery at home.

The University of Texas Medical Branch was among 40 institutions nationwide selected to receive the award, joining four other Texas universities: Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University, The University of Texas at Arlington and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said additional details, including other strategies to eradicate screwworm, would be forthcoming.

Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences faculty members Drs. Megan Berman, an associate professor of internal medicine, and Richard Rupp, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch discuss findings that tattoo ink can accumulate in nearby lymph nodes and alter immune cell behavior, affecting vaccine responses in mice. While the findings are intriguing, there is currently no evidence that tattoos reduce vaccine effectiveness in people.

"Berberine also improves our body’s ability to utilize insulin and slows down the breakdown of carbohydrates in the gut, like some diabetes medications. This is why berberine has been found to assist with weight loss." - Dr. Samuel Mathis, assistant professor in The University of Texas Medical Branch’s Family Medicine Department

“While vaccines in poultry are an active area of investment, it now seems of paramount importance to additionally employ similar strategies in U.S. dairy cattle." —Dr. Gregory Gray, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at The University of Texas Medical Branch.