University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
The University of Texas Branch at Galveston (UTMB) was established in 1891 and is a component of the University of Texas System. UTMB is a research and medical school and its hospital medical center is a Level 1 Trauma Center. UTMB serves the poor and cares for complex medical conditions with a particular expertise in burn treatment. UTMB is associated with the Shriner's Hospital for Children and cares for 80 percent of the Texas prison population. UTMB has one of two Biocontainment laboratories in the US. UTMB has approximately 3,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional license students. UTMB confers degrees in health related programs, biomedical programs, medical degrees and nursing degrees.
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3828 Ursuline St # 1
Galveston, TX 77550
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jskoloen [at] utmb [dot] edu
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(409) 772-8790
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"University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston" in the news:
Type of vitamin B1 could treat common cause of blindness
Apr 23, 2009 |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a form of vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one of the world's leading causes of blindness.
Medicare recipients see declines in continuity of care
Apr 22, 2009 |
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According to a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, elderly Medicare recipients transitioning from outpatient to hospital settings were more likely to experience lapses in continuity ...
Study shows dramatic growth in number of hospitalists
Mar 11, 2009 |
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One of the most striking changes in health care over the last two decades has been a dramatic increase in physicians categorized as "hospitalists" — doctors who practice almost exclusively in hospitals, rather than combining ...
Two-pronged protein attack could be source of SARS virulence
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Ever since the previously unknown SARS virus emerged from southern China in 2003, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston virologists have focused on finding the source of the pathogen's virulence — its ability to ...
Researchers examine role of climate change in disease spread
Feb 05, 2009 |
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GALVESTON, Texas — Ever since scientists first proposed that our planet might be experiencing widespread climate change, concerns have been raised about its implications for the spread of arboviruses - viruses carried by ...
Scientists block Ebola infection in cell-culture experiments
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered two biochemical pathways that the Ebola virus relies on to infect cells. Using substances that block the activation of those pathways, they've ...
Researchers test old drug with new hopes for pre-eclampsia cure
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 14, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston are trying to determine whether a drug already available to heart patients can also be used to delay delivery in expectant mothers with severe preeclampsia. ...
Moderate amounts of protein per meal found best for building muscle
Oct 26, 2009 |
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For thousands of years, people have believed that eating large amounts of protein made it easier to build bigger, stronger muscles. Take Milo of Croton, the winner of five consecutive Olympic wrestling championships in the ...
Experiments show 'artificial gravity' can prevent muscle loss in space
Jul 22, 2009 |
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When the Apollo 11 crew got back from the moon, 40 years ago this week, they showed no ill effects from seven days spent in weightlessness. But as American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts began conducting longer-duration ...
Study identifies women at risk of gaining excessive weight with injectable birth control
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified women who are likely to gain weight while using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, more commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control ...
New vaccine to fight multiple vaccine strains
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 21, 2008 |
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A universal vaccine effective against several strains of influenza has passed its first phase of testing, according to Dr. Christine Turley of the University of Texas at Galveston.
Insulin boost restores muscle growth in elderly
Sep 25, 2009 |
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When most people think of insulin, they think of diabetes — a disease that arises when, for one reason or another, insulin can't do the critical job of helping the body process sugar. But the hormone has another, less well-known ...
Protein found that slows hepatitis C growth in liver cells
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Biomedical researchers have identified a cellular protein that interferes with hepatitis C virus replication, a finding that ultimately may help scientists develop new drugs to fight the virus.
Active ingredients in marijuana found to spread and prolong pain
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Imagine that you're working on your back porch, hammering in a nail. Suddenly you slip and hit your thumb instead — hard. The pain is incredibly intense, but it only lasts a moment. After a few seconds (and a few unprintable ...
Scientists uncover Ebola cell-invasion strategy
Sep 03, 2008 |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered a key biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells — a critical step to finding a way to treat the deadly disease ...
