State panel recommends continuing the state lotto
Dallas Morning NewsDecember 9, 2014
It’s a winning week for the state lotto. Lawmakers have considered phasing out the lottery, but in a new report a committee studying the issue... more »
$20 Million HIV Grant Awarded To UTMB Co-Led National Research Group
BioNews TexasDecember 9, 2014
Continuing Coverage: A $20 million grant funded by the National Institutes of Health was awarded to a collaboration led by the Oak Crest Institute of... more »
Affiliated Engineers designs building systems to meet 'central challenges' of society
Wisconsin State Journal December 9, 2014
For the third time in four years, Madison-based Affiliated Engineers, Inc., has taken one of the industry’s top awards for building systems... more »
Task Force recommends that state provide UTMB money for Ebola preparations
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 9, 2014
The Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response that convened after October’s Ebola outbreak issued a new report this week... more »
Always tired? Here are 5 things to check
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 9, 2014
By Victor Sierpina:"Doc, I just feel tired all the time.” This is the kind of vague complaint, along with dizziness, that challenges every... more »
Medical Discovery News: Quick diagnosis for early treatment
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 9, 2014
In this week’s Medical Discovery News by UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: The time it takes to test for the cause of an infection... more »
Inside UTMB: UTMB faculty to participate in $20 M initiative to fight HIV
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 9, 2014
News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: Drs. Kathleen Vincent, Richard Pyles and Massoud Motamedi are part of a research collaboration that... more »
UTMB’s Sealy Center on Aging redesignated a Collaborating Center
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 9, 2014
The world experts on aging research at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have again received an international designation... more »
Strokes Found Rising in Pregnant Women
New York TimesDecember 9, 2014
Even as the rate of strokes in Americans age 65 and older is falling, it is rising sharply among pregnant women, researchers reported Monday.... more »
Always tired? Here are 5 things to check
Galveston County Daily NewsDecember 9, 2014
By Victor S. Sierpina
"Doc, I just feel tired all the time.”
This is the kind of vague complaint, along with dizziness, that challenges... more »