Galveston County Daily News, May 7, 2013

In this week’s column by UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina: Numerous studies have shown tai chi to be helpful in reducing blood pressure, improving cardiac function, lung function, heart failure symptoms and even lowering cholesterol.   more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 7, 2013

By Victor S. Sierpina  Attending a wellness conference in Wisconsin about 30 years ago, I was intrigued by the title of one of the courses: “Spiritual Disciplines of Well-Being.” That sounded like something that would be helpful to me at that time in my life, and maybe... more »

NBC News, May 4, 2013

A team of experts from UTMB couldn’t find any strep germs on toothbrushes used by children with strep throat. But they did find potentially nasty germs on two brand-new toothbrushes right out the package. “I was just dumbfounded,” says UTMB’s Dr. Lauren Shepard, who presented... more »

MDLinx, May 3, 2013

UTMB researchers examined the effects of a 12-week Wellness and Exercise (W&E) program on the quality of life of pediatric burn survivors with burns over 40 percent of their total body surface area. Published in the journal Burns, the researchers found that the results are clinically relevant in... more »

Houston Business Journal, May 3, 2013

UTMB’s Dr. Eric Walser is among a few doctors pioneering a new prostate cancer treatment that has the potential to draw patients from around the country to the Houston region for care. New technology available in recent years enables physicians to take an image of the prostate, locate the... more »

Science Daily, May 2, 2013

Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind one of the Ebola virus’ most dangerous attributes: its ability to disarm the adaptive immune system. UTMB scientists determined that Ebola short-circuits the immune system using proteins that work together to shut down cellular signaling related... more »

OncLive, May 2, 2013

A cost analysis presented at the 2013 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium found that para-aortic radiotherapy, dogleg radiotherapy, and 1 cycle of carboplatin are cost-effective strategies for the management of stage I testicular seminoma post-orchiectomy compared with surveillance, when reimbursement... more »

Clifton Journal (New Jersey), May 3, 2013

When Dennis and Rosalind Benigno started the Coalition for Brain Injury Research in 2000 — more than 15 years after their son suffered a traumatic brain injury — they never imagined being responsible for donating more than $200,000 within a decade to brain injury research organizations.... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 13, 2013

Jacqueline Posada is one of the many UTMB students who appreciate the break that the William Temple Episcopal Center provides. From the small fridge stocked with soft drinks, fruit and Greek yogurt to the well-stocked coffee bar to the free Wi-Fi and widescreen Direct TV, the atmosphere is more... more »

KTRK-TV (Ch. 13, Houston), May 1, 2013

In brain surgery, a mistake can mean a disability or death. So how do you teach a neurosurgeon without mistakes? Dr. Jaime Gasco uses a 3-D brain simulator. UTMB in Galveston has one of five simulators in the United States. In the first two UTMB studies, they found that medical students who were... more »