$6.3 million grant renews UTMB's Pepper Center

August 6, 2020

 GALVESTON, TEXAS – A specialized research center at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston that helps older adults has... more »

Researchers uncovered the Zika virus mutation responsible for quick spread, birth defects

August 3, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas – A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a Zika virus mutation that... more »

Post-exposure antibody treatment protects those recently vaccinated against Ebola

July 27, 2020

After Ebola vaccination, it takes three days to build enough immunity to protect against infection. If exposed to Ebola in this post-vaccination... more »

Zika virus hijacks the host cell’s own defense mechanism to cause disease

July 16, 2020

How did Zika virus acquire the ability to infect the brain and reproductive tissue to cause its characteristic disease? The answer may lie in a newly... more »

UTMB researchers have discovered a new antiviral mechanism for dengue therapeutics

July 13, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas – A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a new mechanism for... more »

UTMB leading new international center for anticipating and countering mosquito-borne diseases

July 7, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have received more than $7.7 million from the National... more »

Estrogen and testosterone therapies may decrease severity of COVID-19

June 9, 2020

 GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston explored the effects of estrogen and testosterone... more »

UTMB part of NIH-funded study of how COVID-19 pandemic may impact pregnancy outcomes

June 1, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas –A team of researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, led by Dr. George Saade, are active partners... more »

Sealy & Smith Smith Foundation Gives $3.35M to UTMB for COVID-19 Research

April 29, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas –The Sealy & Smith Foundation of Galveston has awarded a $3.35 million gift to the University of Texas Medical Branch to... more »

Researchers uncover mechanisms of protective antibody response during deadly Marburg virus infection

April 21, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas – A detailed study of the monoclonal antibodies from a person who survived a Marburg infection led researchers to identify... more »

University of Texas Medical Branch has developed new system for combatting COVID-19 that can be used for other viruses

April 6, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas – A multidisciplinary team at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston working to combat the COVID-19 virus has a... more »

University of Texas Medical Branch developing tool to streamline COVID-19 vaccine development

March 25, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas –Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch are collaborating with the clinical trial laboratory services organizati... more »

Traumatic brain injury impairs hormone production, disrupting sleep, cognition, memory

January 22, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas –More than 2.5 million people in the United States alone experience a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, each year. Some of these... more »

Zika vaccine protects both mom and fetus, but mom needs a higher dose when pregnant

December 12, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed, for the first time, that a single, higher dose... more »

Among Medicare patients, those who qualify because of disability account for most opioid-related deaths

November 18, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – New findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show that patients qualifying for Medicare because of a... more »

Understanding how strains of flesh-eating bacteria interact may be key to treatment

November 14, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – You’ve likely heard reports of people getting infected with the flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, usually when... more »

Scientists now know how Zika and dengue viruses assemble inside host, will improve vaccine and antiviral efforts

November 13, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – Two new studies from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have unraveled the mystery of how the dengue and... more »

Researchers learn how Ebola virus disables the body’s immune defenses

October 25, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – A new study by researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston uncovered new information on why the Ebol... more »

Long-term opioid use has known link to low testosterone but not many men screened, treated

September 6, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – Long-term opioid use previously has been linked with low testosterone in men. What has been unclear is how many men taking op... more »

Scientists unlock secrets of maternal/fetal cellular communication during pregnancy

August 20, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers have unlocked mysteries surrounding how a pregnant mother’s cells and her fetus’ cells communicate th... more »

Newly developed approach shows promise in silencing HIV infection

August 6, 2019

 GALVESTON, Texas –Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a new potential medication that... more »

UTMB researchers learned how to better combat muscle loss during space flights

June 13, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has further documented how muscles are affected by... more »

Lower rates of opioid prescriptions in states that implemented medical cannabis use laws

June 11, 2019

GALVESTON, Texas – Using data from privately-insured adults, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston revealed that... more »

Does insulin resistance cause fibromyalgia?

May 7, 2019

Researchers led by a team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston were able to dramatically reduce the pain of fibromyalgia patients... more »