Ebola virus hits closer to home
Dallas Morning NewsJuly 25, 2014
Since March 21, Ebola has killed 632 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, making it the largest outbreak ever of the deadly virus. The... more »
UTMB researchers serve as lead authors on interferon, HIV study
BioNews TexasJuly 25, 2014
In a new study published in this month’s Nature magazine, in which UTMB’s Dr. Netanya Sandler Utay served as the co-lead author,... more »
Montgomery Co. steps up spraying after 1st human case of West Nile virus
Houston ChronicleJuly 25, 2014
Montgomery County officials are spraying more mosquito-killing chemicals on parks, backyards and other areas after the county's first human case of th... more »
Today’s headlines: Tylenol, brown fat, sleep patterns
The Dr. Oz ShowJuly 25, 2014
Continuing coverage: Keeping brown fat may help control diabetes: Brown fat is the furnace of our bodies and uses energy to regulate our body... more »
Having the right kind of fat can protect against diabetes, study says
TimeJuly 24, 2014
In a report published in the journal Diabetes, scientists led by Labros Sidossis, professor of internal medicine at UTMB, found for the first time... more »
UTMB researchers discover that brown fat protects against diabetes and obesity in humans
July 23, 2014
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have shown for the first time that people with higher levels of brown fat, or brown... more »
UTMB researchers discover that brown fat protects against diabetes and obesity in humans
July 23, 2014
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have shown for the first time that people with higher levels of brown fat, or brown... more »
It's here: First local chikungunya cases in Florida
NBC NewsJuly 23, 2014
Chikungunya has been reported in a Florida man and woman who had not recently traveled, health officials said Thursday — the first indication th... more »
Chikungunya virus confirmed in Dallas traveller who visited the Caribbean
BioNews TexasJuly 23, 2014
The first case of chikungunya virus in Dallas County was confirmed on Tuesday by the Dallas County Health and Human Services. The Global Virus... more »
Human lungs grown in lab
The Doctors (CBS TV) July 23, 2014
UTMB’s Joan Nichols talks about the latest breakthrough in regenerative medicine: the growth of human lungs in a lab.
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