UTMB News by Category Americans in rural areas do not live as long as their counterparts in urban areasAugust 12, 2021New research looks into the growing divide in rural-urban life expectancy Americans in urban areas are living longer, on average, than Americans in... more » New laboratory study of five ebola vaccines provides data on features and functions of vaccine protection July 14, 2021 A new study published in Science Translational Medicine reports on the Ebola vaccine-mediated protection of five mucosal vaccine vectors based... more » Statins can save lives only if patients take themJuly 7, 2021When John Davis collapsed on the basketball court, he knew he could have prevented it. He could have avoided the heart attack, the trip to the ER and... more » SARS-CoV-2 can infect testes, UTMB researchers findJune 17, 2021Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have found SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the testes of infected hamsters. The... more » Former smokers most likely to be hospitalized, die from COVID-19, new UTMB study findsMay 17, 2021 Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston looked at over 10,000 COVID-19 patients and found that significantly more for... more » UTMB scientists awarded $11.3 million for new studies on Ebola virusMay 7, 2021• Studies will lead to unprecedented understanding of fundamental mechanisms of Ebola infections • Investigators will create comprehensive model to... more » New study looks at long-term outcomes and costs of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treatmentMarch 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 DiseaseMarch 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, 2021There 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 needOctober 26, 2020Dr. 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-19October 26, 2020A 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-19October 12, 2020For 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 mortalitySeptember 10, 2020The 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 diseasesAugust 27, 2020GALVESTON, 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, 2020GALVESTON, 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 CenterAugust 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, 2020GALVESTON, 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 EbolaJuly 27, 2020After 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 diseaseJuly 16, 2020How 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, 2020GALVESTON, 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 diseasesJuly 7, 2020GALVESTON, 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-19June 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 outcomesJune 1, 2020GALVESTON, 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, 2020GALVESTON, Texas –The Sealy & Smith Foundation of Galveston has awarded a $3.35 million gift to the University of Texas Medical Branch to... more » Load more articles News Releases News Highlights Features Columns Grants / Research UTMB Video Search Media Relations
Americans in rural areas do not live as long as their counterparts in urban areasAugust 12, 2021New research looks into the growing divide in rural-urban life expectancy Americans in urban areas are living longer, on average, than Americans in... more »
New laboratory study of five ebola vaccines provides data on features and functions of vaccine protection July 14, 2021 A new study published in Science Translational Medicine reports on the Ebola vaccine-mediated protection of five mucosal vaccine vectors based... more »
Statins can save lives only if patients take themJuly 7, 2021When John Davis collapsed on the basketball court, he knew he could have prevented it. He could have avoided the heart attack, the trip to the ER and... more »
SARS-CoV-2 can infect testes, UTMB researchers findJune 17, 2021Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have found SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the testes of infected hamsters. The... more »
Former smokers most likely to be hospitalized, die from COVID-19, new UTMB study findsMay 17, 2021 Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston looked at over 10,000 COVID-19 patients and found that significantly more for... more »
UTMB scientists awarded $11.3 million for new studies on Ebola virusMay 7, 2021• Studies will lead to unprecedented understanding of fundamental mechanisms of Ebola infections • Investigators will create comprehensive model to... more »
New study looks at long-term outcomes and costs of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treatmentMarch 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 DiseaseMarch 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, 2021There 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 needOctober 26, 2020Dr. 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-19October 26, 2020A 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-19October 12, 2020For 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 mortalitySeptember 10, 2020The 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 diseasesAugust 27, 2020GALVESTON, 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, 2020GALVESTON, 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 CenterAugust 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, 2020GALVESTON, 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 EbolaJuly 27, 2020After 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 diseaseJuly 16, 2020How 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, 2020GALVESTON, 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 diseasesJuly 7, 2020GALVESTON, 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-19June 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 outcomesJune 1, 2020GALVESTON, 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, 2020GALVESTON, Texas –The Sealy & Smith Foundation of Galveston has awarded a $3.35 million gift to the University of Texas Medical Branch to... more »
