UTMB News by Category Opioid-related hospitalizations rising in older Medicare patients without opioid prescriptionsApril 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A 2014 federal change that limited the dispensing of hydrocodone products may be indirectly contributing to the illegal use... more » UTMB scientists identify enzyme involved in faulty brain cell communication in Alzheimer’sMarch 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has provided researchers important insights about an... more » UTMB research advances in national science tournamentMarch 9, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Everyone is familiar with or has heard of the March Madness college basketball tournament. The scientific community also... more » Shining new light on halting the progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseMarch 1, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A light that is barely visible to the human eye could be the key to stopping the terrible effects of Alzheimer’s. A... more » Vote for UTMB in STAT Madness!February 23, 2018Click here to vote for your favorite UTMB research! We're pleased to announce that one of our discoveries was selected to compete in this year&rsqu... more » Zika virus mimics host’s immune system, triggering hosts body to attack itselfFebruary 20, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A research team from the U.S., Germany and Singapore, led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has... more » UTMB establishes institute to lead research, development of vaccinesJanuary 29, 2018GALVESTON -- Vaccine research and development will expand at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston with the creation of the Sealy... more » UTMB develops promising anti-obesity drug that shrinks fat without suppressing appetiteJanuary 4, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Given the ever-increasing obesity epidemic, researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have... more » UTMB’s Scott Weaver named National Academy of Inventors 2017 FellowJanuary 4, 2018GALVESTON, Texas — Scott Weaver from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was named as a Fellow by the National Academy of Invent... more » How well will the flu vaccine work this winter?December 8, 2017GALVESTON, Texas — The most effective way of preventing seasonal influenza is to be vaccinated each autumn. The reason that people are... more » Children who get spanked more likely to be violent toward future dating partnersDecember 5, 2017A new study by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found a link between children who experience corporal punishment and... more » Frequent alcohol drinking kills new brain cells in adults, females are more vulnerableNovember 9, 2017GALVESTON, Texas — Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently discovered that alcohol killed the stem cells... more » UTMB to study new approach for hip fracture recoveryNovember 2, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – A multimillion dollar grant could help researchers develop a novel therapeutic for women recovering from hip fractures. The... more » 2017 President's Cabinet AwardsOctober 18, 20172017 President's Cabinet Awards Twenty-six University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston faculty, staff and students recently received UTMB... more » Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infectionSeptember 26, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the... more » Potential Zika vaccine protects against infection, pregnancy transmission and testicular damageSeptember 25, 2017After a single dose, the developing Zika vaccine completely prevents against infection, transmission from pregnant mother to developing fetus. The... more » Researchers develop Lassa fever treatment effective eight days after infectionSeptember 5, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative team of scientists, led by a group at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, have successfully... more » Drinking light or moderate amounts of alcohol may protect your healthAugust 14, 2017Although experts do agree that heavy alcohol drinking is bad for your health, there has been no such consensus on the health effects of light and... more » Lungs in space: UTMB and Houston Methodist Research Project Could Lead to New Lung Therapeutics August 11, 2017By Christopher Smith Gonzalez Space travel can cause a lot of stress on the human body as the change in gravity, radiation and other factors creates ... more » What are the best ways to diagnose and manage asthma?July 18, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – What are the best ways to diagnose and manage asthma in adults? This can be tricky because asthma can stem from several... more » Zika vaccine protects fetus against infection and birth defectsJuly 13, 2017When given during pregnancy, the Zika vaccine protects unborn fetus against infection and birth defects. GALVESTON, Texas – Immunizing female... more » New understanding of synaptic connectionsJune 21, 2017By Christopher Smith Gonzalez GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have unraveled how certain... more » UTMB researchers shed new light on a key player in brain developmentJune 21, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have shed light on how the developing brain ensures that... more » New cancer drug makes commonly prescribed chemo drug more effective when given togetherJune 12, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers have found a way to increase the effectiveness of a widely used cancer drug while decreasing the risk of... more » Load more articles Spotlight: Zika Chikungunya News Releases News Highlights Features Columns Grants / Research UTMB Video Search Media Relations
Opioid-related hospitalizations rising in older Medicare patients without opioid prescriptionsApril 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A 2014 federal change that limited the dispensing of hydrocodone products may be indirectly contributing to the illegal use... more »
UTMB scientists identify enzyme involved in faulty brain cell communication in Alzheimer’sMarch 16, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has provided researchers important insights about an... more »
UTMB research advances in national science tournamentMarch 9, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Everyone is familiar with or has heard of the March Madness college basketball tournament. The scientific community also... more »
Shining new light on halting the progression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseMarch 1, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A light that is barely visible to the human eye could be the key to stopping the terrible effects of Alzheimer’s. A... more »
Vote for UTMB in STAT Madness!February 23, 2018Click here to vote for your favorite UTMB research! We're pleased to announce that one of our discoveries was selected to compete in this year&rsqu... more »
Zika virus mimics host’s immune system, triggering hosts body to attack itselfFebruary 20, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A research team from the U.S., Germany and Singapore, led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has... more »
UTMB establishes institute to lead research, development of vaccinesJanuary 29, 2018GALVESTON -- Vaccine research and development will expand at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston with the creation of the Sealy... more »
UTMB develops promising anti-obesity drug that shrinks fat without suppressing appetiteJanuary 4, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Given the ever-increasing obesity epidemic, researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have... more »
UTMB’s Scott Weaver named National Academy of Inventors 2017 FellowJanuary 4, 2018GALVESTON, Texas — Scott Weaver from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was named as a Fellow by the National Academy of Invent... more »
How well will the flu vaccine work this winter?December 8, 2017GALVESTON, Texas — The most effective way of preventing seasonal influenza is to be vaccinated each autumn. The reason that people are... more »
Children who get spanked more likely to be violent toward future dating partnersDecember 5, 2017A new study by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found a link between children who experience corporal punishment and... more »
Frequent alcohol drinking kills new brain cells in adults, females are more vulnerableNovember 9, 2017GALVESTON, Texas — Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston recently discovered that alcohol killed the stem cells... more »
UTMB to study new approach for hip fracture recoveryNovember 2, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – A multimillion dollar grant could help researchers develop a novel therapeutic for women recovering from hip fractures. The... more »
2017 President's Cabinet AwardsOctober 18, 20172017 President's Cabinet Awards Twenty-six University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston faculty, staff and students recently received UTMB... more »
Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infectionSeptember 26, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the... more »
Potential Zika vaccine protects against infection, pregnancy transmission and testicular damageSeptember 25, 2017After a single dose, the developing Zika vaccine completely prevents against infection, transmission from pregnant mother to developing fetus. The... more »
Researchers develop Lassa fever treatment effective eight days after infectionSeptember 5, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative team of scientists, led by a group at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, have successfully... more »
Drinking light or moderate amounts of alcohol may protect your healthAugust 14, 2017Although experts do agree that heavy alcohol drinking is bad for your health, there has been no such consensus on the health effects of light and... more »
Lungs in space: UTMB and Houston Methodist Research Project Could Lead to New Lung Therapeutics August 11, 2017By Christopher Smith Gonzalez Space travel can cause a lot of stress on the human body as the change in gravity, radiation and other factors creates ... more »
What are the best ways to diagnose and manage asthma?July 18, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – What are the best ways to diagnose and manage asthma in adults? This can be tricky because asthma can stem from several... more »
Zika vaccine protects fetus against infection and birth defectsJuly 13, 2017When given during pregnancy, the Zika vaccine protects unborn fetus against infection and birth defects. GALVESTON, Texas – Immunizing female... more »
New understanding of synaptic connectionsJune 21, 2017By Christopher Smith Gonzalez GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have unraveled how certain... more »
UTMB researchers shed new light on a key player in brain developmentJune 21, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have shed light on how the developing brain ensures that... more »
New cancer drug makes commonly prescribed chemo drug more effective when given togetherJune 12, 2017GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers have found a way to increase the effectiveness of a widely used cancer drug while decreasing the risk of... more »
