GALVESTON, Texas - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researcher Thomas P. Erlinger has received a two-year $408,000 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to advance his research on inflammation, kidney disease progression and incident... more »

Medical News Today, Oct. 20, 2007 Two UTMB researchers who pioneered the development of an artificial immune system that mimics that of the human body and will allow researchers to speed the development of vaccines were honored at a showcase known as "the Oscars of invention" held in... more »

By Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, approximately 10,000 children are treated each year for injuries related to lawn mowers. Many of these injuries occur in older children and teens. However, small children are at risk of injury also. Lawn mowers... more »

  For immediate release: June 26, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded a $750,000 grant to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in support of precollege science education programs. UTMB is one of 31 institutions selected nationwide for this renowned... more »

For immediate release: June 14, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, using a $1.25 million grant, plans to open the Southeast Regional T-STEM Center to prepare Texas students - in particular, low-income and minority students - for careers in science,... more »

For immediate release: June 14, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - A discovery by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston may pave the way for new treatments and therapies for a leading cause of female infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome. The syndrome affects as many as 15... more »

Crucial muscle-building insulin response restored with a 45-minute walk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 30, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Why do older people tend to lose muscle mass and grow frail? One important factor identified by medical science is the reduced ability of the elderly to respond to the... more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  May 25, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - In a fundamental discovery that someday may help cure type 1 diabetes by allowing  people to grow their own insulin-producing cells for a damaged or defective pancreas, medical researchers here have reported that they have engineered... more »

For immediate release: May 16, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - A $500,000 award from the University of Texas System will enable the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to create a multipurpose interdisciplinary research area crucial to the recruitment of research... more »

For immediate release: April 26, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Alice T. Hill, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN, professor and director of the Nursing Ph.D. program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Nursing and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, received a $100,000 award for her R03... more »