New study looks at long-term outcomes and costs of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treatment

March 31, 2021

  GALVESTON, TEXAS -- A new research study leveraging a database from the largest equal access health system in the US, the Department of... more »

Combination Therapy Protects Against Advanced Marburg Virus Disease

March 26, 2021

  A new study conducted at the Galveston National Laboratory at the  The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has... more »

Breast milk can be powerful, but can it stop the new coronavirus?

January 19, 2021

There is a lot we do not know about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including how it may interact with human milk. However, researchers... more »

Data science driven by a family need

October 26, 2020

Dr. Suresh Bhavnani, a biomedical informatics researcher, was used to dealing with detailed medical data and spreadsheets full of numbers and complex... more »

UTMB study shows spike mutation in COVID-19

October 26, 2020

A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown a dominant mutation D614G of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein... more »

Biological markers may let doctors know who gets sicker from COVID-19

October 12, 2020

For some, COVID-19 can come and go leaving no trace and no symptoms. For others, the disease responsible for the worldwide pandemic can lead to a... more »

COPD readmissions reduction program decreases 30-day hospital readmission, may increase mortality

September 10, 2020

The 30-day readmission rate for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has decreased but the mortality rate has increased. Hospitals, in... more »

UTMB leading new international centers for anticipating and countering infectious diseases

August 27, 2020

GALVESTON, Texas – The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is in the unique position to have been awarded funding to launch 2 of... more »

Why doesn’t Ebola cause disease in bats, as it does in people?

August 18, 2020

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

$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 »