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October 7, 2025

New NIH-funded program to advance kidney, urologic, and hematologic research training

Written By: Jeannette Sanchez | Updated: October 7, 2025
Researchers at UTHealth Houston, in collaboration with scientists across the Texas Medical Center, are leading a collaborative effort to strengthen the pipeline of future researchers in kidney, urologic, and hematologic science through the newly launched Houston Area Incubator for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training.
October 2, 2025

UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $3 million to develop novel cocaine addiction treatment

Written By: Catherine Marfin | Updated: October 2, 2025
A $3.1 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, will allow researchers to work toward developing a novel treatment for cocaine addiction that combines a behavioral intervention with a brain stimulation treatment to target areas of the brain that are affected in addiction.
September 19, 2025

Researchers at UTHealth Houston awarded $27 million to lead national Alzheimer’s data network using real-world data

Written By: Jeannette Sanchez | Updated: September 19, 2025
A new $27.2 million grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, will allow researchers at UTHealth Houston to lead a national initiative using real-world data to unlock discoveries about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
September 19, 2025

Breathing interruptions after seizures may be a risk factor for unexpected death in epilepsy patients, UTHealth Houston researchers discover

Written By: Catherine Marfin | Updated: September 19, 2025
Epilepsy patients who experience breathing interruptions after a seizure may be at a higher risk of sudden unexpected death later in life, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston. 
June 30, 2025

Stroke risk is increased in women who experience any of five common pregnancy complications, according to UTHealth Houston research

Written By: Taylor Medlin | Updated: June 30, 2025
Women who experienced any of five common pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, faced a higher risk of stroke even decades after giving birth, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston.
June 16, 2025

New grant at UTHealth Houston aimed at preventing depression among stroke survivors

Written By: Sherri Green | Updated: June 16, 2025
Research has shown that engaging in enjoyable or meaningful activities can help prevent depression after stroke. Now an interprofessional team of researchers at UTHealth Houston has received a new federal grant to test an intervention using video chats to encourage mood-enhancing behaviors among older, low-income stroke survivors.
June 2, 2025

University researchers receive more than $5 million from CPRIT

Written By: Kenny Bybee and Cierra Duncan | Updated: June 2, 2025
Three UTHealth Houston researchers were awarded more than $5 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), furthering the state’s mission to prevent and treat cancer through innovative science and core infrastructure.
May 16, 2025

New study offers promising alternative to high-risk surgery for rare pregnancy complication

Written By: Laura Frnka-Davis | Updated: May 16, 2025
Leaving the placenta in place after childbirth may offer a safer alternative to immediate surgery for women with placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), according to a new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston and published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
May 15, 2025

At the Bedside: Parents of daughters with rare Juvenile-onset Huntington’s disease find UTHealth Houston Center of Excellence for care and support

Written By: Deborah Mann Lake | Updated: May 15, 2025
In 2020, when she was 4 years old, Khloe Gloria stopped walking. At the suggestion of their local San Angelo physician, her concerned parents took her to see neurologists in Dallas. Khloe’s mom, Natalie Salazar, already had a sinking feeling she knew what the cause was.
May 12, 2025

UTHealth Houston study reveals long-term mental health benefits of healthy relationship skills program for adolescents

Written By: Jeannette Sanchez | Updated: May 12, 2025
Teaching healthy relationship skills to middle school students can help prevent adolescent relationship abuse and lead to better mental health outcomes — including reduced depression —  years later, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.

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