Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
April 23, 2025
The molecular mechanism behind why heart attacks can vary in severity depending on the time of day has been uncovered by researchers at UTHealth Houston, potentially paving the way for innovative treatments that align with the natural circadian rhythm.
April 16, 2025
Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, according to a new global study led by researchers from UCL in London and UTHealth Houston.
April 11, 2025
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health received top honors last week, ranking No.1 in Texas in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools report. It’s a repeat No. 1 performance for the School of Public Health and a new accolade for Cizik School of Nursing.
April 8, 2025
Scientists at UTHealth Houston are investigating how the body naturally adapts to hypoxia – an insufficient oxygen supply to the body or specific organs – to develop new treatments for life-threatening heart and lung diseases.
March 31, 2025
UTHealth Houston announced the establishment of the Institute of Perioperative Medicine, which will span different schools, including McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston.
March 24, 2025
An imbalance in ligands, which are molecules produced by the body and the gut microbiota, can affect a key receptor protein that plays a role in brain inflammation after stroke, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston, who recently published their preclinical findings in Nature Communications.
March 18, 2025
From personal tragedy to volunteer work to a classmate’s enlightening speech, they were inspired by different events onto a common pathway that will lead to a career in medicine. On Friday, March 21, these students are among more than 200 fellow classmates at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston who will take the next step during Match Day.
March 14, 2025
A stem cell therapy trial aimed at reducing neuroinflammation in patients with presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease is underway at UTHealth Houston.
March 6, 2025
UTHealth Houston continues to rank among the nation’s top institutions for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, according to the latest annual rankings from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
February 25, 2025
At a topping out ceremony on Feb. 24, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health — ranked the 2024 Top Public Health school in Texas by U.S. News & World Report — celebrated the final beam being placed on its new 10-story, 350,000-square-foot facility, currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park.
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