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April 20, 2026

UTHealth Houston-developed cancer therapy platform takes major step toward clinical translation

Written By: Jeannette Sanchez | Updated: April 20, 2026
CrossBridge Bio, a biotechnology company developing next-generation antibody-drug conjugates based on discoveries by researchers at UTHealth Houston, is taking a major step toward clinical translation after being acquired by Eli Lilly.
April 10, 2026

Risk of Alzheimer’s dementia significantly reduced after high-dose influenza vaccination compared to the standard dose, study finds

Written By: Sydney Lowther | Updated: April 10, 2026
The risk of Alzheimer’s disease significantly decreases in older adults who receive a higher dose of the influenza vaccine compared to the standard dose, according to new research led by UTHealth Houston. 
April 10, 2026

Understanding language requires communication between multiple brain regions, UTHealth Houston researchers discover

Written By: Catherine Marfin | Updated: April 10, 2026
Multiple regions of the brain engage in fast-moving conversations to understand language, UTHealth Houston researchers have discovered, dispelling a prior school of thought that only one region of the brain was responsible for language processing.
April 10, 2026

Heart disease risk spikes with ultraprocessed foods, study finds

Written By: Sydney Lowther | Updated: April 10, 2026
Daily consumption of more than nine servings of ultraprocessed foods increased the risk of suffering from a major cardiac event by 67%, according to new research led by UTHealth Houston.
March 11, 2026

At the Bedside: First baby to receive novel spina bifida surgery at UTHealth Houston thriving 6 months after treatment

Written By: Catherine Marfin | Updated: March 11, 2026
Six months after receiving a groundbreaking, experimental new surgery for spina bifida at UTHealth Houston, Nova continues to flourish. 
March 11, 2026

Fetoscopic ablation shown to reduce prematurity risks in vasa previa

Written By: Laura Frnka-Davis | Updated: March 11, 2026
A study by researchers at UTHealth Houston concluded that fetoscopic ablation is an alternative treatment for select cases of vasa previa. The findings were published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 
March 11, 2026

UTHealth Houston ranks among nation’s best in NIH funding

Written By: Kenny Bybee | Updated: March 11, 2026
UTHealth Houston again ranks among the nation’s leading institutions for National Institutes of Health research funding, according to the latest annual analysis by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
January 28, 2026

At the Bedside: Lifesaving care at UTHealth Houston allows 7-year-old to contribute to finding a cure for rare genetic condition

Written By: Catherine Marfin | Updated: January 28, 2026
Seven years after being diagnosed with Leigh syndrome, Asher Times is defying the odds — walking, talking, eating, and attending school in a mainstream classroom — thanks to the specialized care he’s received from Mary Kay Koenig, MD, director of the Center for the Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic and Neurodegenerative Disease at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
January 21, 2026

Therapies that target specific type of cell death may be an effective avenue for cancer treatment, UTHealth Houston researchers find

Written By: Catherine Marfin | Updated: January 21, 2026
Therapies that target the utilization of fat by tumors and activate a type of cell death dependent on fat molecules may be a promising avenue to treat cancer, according to new research by UTHealth Houston.
January 15, 2026

UTHealth Houston awarded more than $5 million in federal funding to realize full potential of health data

Written By: Laura Frnka-Davis | Updated: January 15, 2026
Researchers at UTHealth Houston have been awarded three grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address one of the biggest challenges in modern health care: building enhanced data resources and technologies to accelerate scientific discovery and improve decision-making in medicine.

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