UTMB News by Category The physician’s white coat: iconic and comforting or likely covered in germs?August 8, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has found that... more » UTMB researchers successfully transplant bioengineered lung August 1, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A research team at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have bioengineered lungs and transplanted them into... more » Testosterone prescriptions have sharply dropped in the past few yearsJuly 10, 2018UTMB researchers found drop after use was reported to be linked to heart attacks and strokes GALVESTON, Texas – Testosterone use in the United... more » Newly developed therapeutic shown to combat drug addiction June 29, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A new therapeutic may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help... more » For invasive bladder cancer, removing whole bladder better than less invasive optionsJune 24, 2018GALVESTON, Texas –A large nationwide study led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has confirmed that for patients with... more » Researchers predict flu vaccine will not be very effective June 19, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have made the first prediction of how well the... more » New data changes the way scientists explain how cancer tumors develop May 21, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative research team has uncovered new information that more accurately explains how cancerous tumors grow within th... more » Traumatic brain injury experts devise ways to speed development of new treatmentsMay 15, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A group of prominent traumatic brain injury researchers has recommended a standardized set of procedures designed to enable... more » New breakthrough paving the way for universal Ebola therapeuticMay 7, 2018GALVESTON, Texas –A new collaborative study has identified and studied Ebola antibodies that could be used to design universal therapeutics... more » 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 » Load more articles Spotlight: Zika Chikungunya News Releases News Highlights Features Columns Grants / Research UTMB Video Search Media Relations
The physician’s white coat: iconic and comforting or likely covered in germs?August 8, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has found that... more »
UTMB researchers successfully transplant bioengineered lung August 1, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A research team at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have bioengineered lungs and transplanted them into... more »
Testosterone prescriptions have sharply dropped in the past few yearsJuly 10, 2018UTMB researchers found drop after use was reported to be linked to heart attacks and strokes GALVESTON, Texas – Testosterone use in the United... more »
Newly developed therapeutic shown to combat drug addiction June 29, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A new therapeutic may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help... more »
For invasive bladder cancer, removing whole bladder better than less invasive optionsJune 24, 2018GALVESTON, Texas –A large nationwide study led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has confirmed that for patients with... more »
Researchers predict flu vaccine will not be very effective June 19, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have made the first prediction of how well the... more »
New data changes the way scientists explain how cancer tumors develop May 21, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative research team has uncovered new information that more accurately explains how cancerous tumors grow within th... more »
Traumatic brain injury experts devise ways to speed development of new treatmentsMay 15, 2018GALVESTON, Texas – A group of prominent traumatic brain injury researchers has recommended a standardized set of procedures designed to enable... more »
New breakthrough paving the way for universal Ebola therapeuticMay 7, 2018GALVESTON, Texas –A new collaborative study has identified and studied Ebola antibodies that could be used to design universal therapeutics... more »
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 »
