Childhood firearm injuries remain a public health problem
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 17, 2017
Recently, in the journal “Pediatrics,” Dr. K.A. Fowler reported on the number of children in the United States who are wounded or ki... more »
A molecule to save a child
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 17, 2017
Every child that develops a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) dies within a year of diagnosis. About 300 children 10 and younger develop... more »
Medical Discovery News: Molecule could stop deadly brain tumors
Abilene Reporter-NewsOctober 16, 2017
DIPG tumors are in the deepest area of the brain. About 300 children under age 10 develop this type of tumor each year. Because of the tumor’s... more »
Addressing the opioid crisis means confronting socioeconomic disparities
Huffington PostOctober 15, 2017
This article, written by the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, outlines how some individuals are more susceptible to drug use and... more »
How Zika mutated and became a terrifying plague
CBC RadioOctober 14, 2017
For many years the Zika virus was not something many scientists worried about, which explains why in 2015 they were shocked with it began to spread qu... more »
Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infection
September 26, 2017
GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the... more »
Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infection
September 26, 2017
GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the... more »
Scientists unlock mysteries of how Ebola uses people’s immune defenses to cause infection
September 26, 2017
GALVESTON, Texas – Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the... more »
Potential Zika vaccine protects against infection, pregnancy transmission and testicular damage
September 25, 2017
After a single dose, the developing Zika vaccine completely prevents against infection, transmission from pregnant mother to developing fetus. The... more »
Potential Zika vaccine protects against infection, pregnancy transmission and testicular damage
September 25, 2017
After a single dose, the developing Zika vaccine completely prevents against infection, transmission from pregnant mother to developing fetus. The... more »