This research could help speed the development of vaccines that protect against multiple mosquito‑borne viruses at once, including those that cause severe joint pain, fever, and neurological disease. For patients, this could mean faster responses to outbreaks and broader protection against emerging viruses before they spread widely.

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is launching an ambitious, decade‑long study that will follow thousands of Galveston County residents to uncover how heart health, brain health, and aging are connected. Designed to be one of the most inclusive cardiovascular studies in Texas, the Galveston Heart Study aims to reshape how heart disease is predicted and prevented.

A UTMB infectious disease professor says vaccinating cows could reduce H5N1 circulation, limiting spillover to people, and safeguarding poultry.

A new UTMB study published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that U.S. life expectancy was already in crisis long before the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to face alarming threats from shifting patterns in chronic disease and emerging cancers.

Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch have launched a study exploring whether an existing medication can actually slow the pace of biological aging. Early insights could help redefine what healthy aging looks like.

A nine-year study found that people who smoke when they begin rehab benefit significantly less from these programs than those who do not.

Three UTMB faculty members were honored at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). The awards recognize exceptional leadership, scientific achievement, and service in fields critical to improving health outcomes across the globe.

UTMB scientists have received a $2.9 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance research on norovirus, one of the leading causes of gastroenteritis worldwide.

The University of Texas Medical Branch achieved a historic milestone in kidney diagnostics, becoming the first in the world to apply NIPOKA’s Podocyte Exact Morphology Measurement Procedure technology in a clinical setting.

The University of Texas Medical Branch and the March of Dimes have partnered to create the March of Dimes Texas Collaborative Prematurity Research Center to accelerate understanding, predicting and preventing preterm birth.