Rethinking correctional healthcare August 6, 2026 • 8:30 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner The Center for Correctional Healthcare Excellence at UTMB is advancing research, innovation, education, and clinical care for one of the nation’s most medically vulnerable populations. Strong at any age: UTMB Health strength-training program helps older adults improve health and independence August 5, 2026 • 9:45 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner Community-based Geri-Fit classes were linked to healthier cholesterol levels, better mobility, and greater independence among older adults. UTMB study shows flea-borne murine typhus can become life-threatening July 31, 2026 • 1:27 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner Researchers urge early recognition and treatment as murine typhus continues to reemerge along the Texas Gulf Coast. UTMB experimental plague vaccines protect against deadly infection in preclinical study July 28, 2026 • 8:38 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner The findings suggest the vaccines trigger multiple layers of immune protection and could help advance the development of more effective plague vaccines. UTMB animal research program receives recommendation for continued AAALAC accreditation July 13, 2026 • 9:47 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner The recommendation follows an extensive site visit in June that evaluated all aspects of the institution's animal research program, including veterinary care, facilities, safety programs, regulatory oversight, and research operations. UTMB study of milder Ebola strain could hold the key to future treatments July 10, 2026 • 8:25 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner The Bombali strain caused classic Ebola symptoms in laboratory models, yet a full survival rate revealed how the body can fight back. By showing how a less lethal strain can be cleared without fatal organ failure, the findings offer a potential blueprint for future therapies. UTMB breakthrough cuts heart scan times by 35% July 8, 2026 • 11:21 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner By redesigning how cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is managed and streamlining the clinical workflow, average scan times dropped by 35.1% over seven months — from 94.7 minutes down to 61.4 minutes at UTMB Health. When hot flashes steal sleep, therapy and education can help July 6, 2026 • 1:23 p.m. by Katherine Adams UTMB researchers have found that combining cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with education about managing hot flashes significantly improved sleep in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women whose nighttime hot flashes disrupted rest. UTMB researchers awarded USDA funding for projects focused on screwworm detection and response June 25, 2026 • 2:11 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner UTMB is leading the next generation of agricultural biosecurity by combining artificial intelligence with laboratory science to detect biological threats faster, protect producers, safeguard the food supply, and strengthen national security. New study sheds light on why immunity to scrub typhus fades — and why some cases turn severe June 12, 2026 • 11:26 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner A common tropical disease may hold a surprising secret: why recovery doesn’t always mean protection. New research from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) uncovers how different strains of scrub typhus can disrupt the immune system, shedding light on why reinfection may be more likely than once believed. Search Categories Awards & Accolades Education Faculty/Staff News Health Care In The News Innovations News Releases Top News UTMB Research Contact Media Team UTMB Experts
Rethinking correctional healthcare August 6, 2026 • 8:30 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner The Center for Correctional Healthcare Excellence at UTMB is advancing research, innovation, education, and clinical care for one of the nation’s most medically vulnerable populations.
Strong at any age: UTMB Health strength-training program helps older adults improve health and independence August 5, 2026 • 9:45 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner Community-based Geri-Fit classes were linked to healthier cholesterol levels, better mobility, and greater independence among older adults.
UTMB study shows flea-borne murine typhus can become life-threatening July 31, 2026 • 1:27 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner Researchers urge early recognition and treatment as murine typhus continues to reemerge along the Texas Gulf Coast.
UTMB experimental plague vaccines protect against deadly infection in preclinical study July 28, 2026 • 8:38 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner The findings suggest the vaccines trigger multiple layers of immune protection and could help advance the development of more effective plague vaccines.
UTMB animal research program receives recommendation for continued AAALAC accreditation July 13, 2026 • 9:47 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner The recommendation follows an extensive site visit in June that evaluated all aspects of the institution's animal research program, including veterinary care, facilities, safety programs, regulatory oversight, and research operations.
UTMB study of milder Ebola strain could hold the key to future treatments July 10, 2026 • 8:25 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner The Bombali strain caused classic Ebola symptoms in laboratory models, yet a full survival rate revealed how the body can fight back. By showing how a less lethal strain can be cleared without fatal organ failure, the findings offer a potential blueprint for future therapies.
UTMB breakthrough cuts heart scan times by 35% July 8, 2026 • 11:21 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner By redesigning how cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is managed and streamlining the clinical workflow, average scan times dropped by 35.1% over seven months — from 94.7 minutes down to 61.4 minutes at UTMB Health.
When hot flashes steal sleep, therapy and education can help July 6, 2026 • 1:23 p.m. by Katherine Adams UTMB researchers have found that combining cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with education about managing hot flashes significantly improved sleep in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women whose nighttime hot flashes disrupted rest.
UTMB researchers awarded USDA funding for projects focused on screwworm detection and response June 25, 2026 • 2:11 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner UTMB is leading the next generation of agricultural biosecurity by combining artificial intelligence with laboratory science to detect biological threats faster, protect producers, safeguard the food supply, and strengthen national security.
New study sheds light on why immunity to scrub typhus fades — and why some cases turn severe June 12, 2026 • 11:26 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner A common tropical disease may hold a surprising secret: why recovery doesn’t always mean protection. New research from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) uncovers how different strains of scrub typhus can disrupt the immune system, shedding light on why reinfection may be more likely than once believed.