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  • New study reveals areas of brain where recognition and identification occur Image showing a map of the brain surface showing regions that preferentially activate during face (blue) and scene (red) identification. Using “sub-millimeter” brain implants, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), have been able to determine which parts of the brain are linked to facial and scene recognition. The study was published today in Current Biology. “The ability to recognize familiar faces and locations is crucial to everyday life,” said Nitin […]
  • New chemotherapy drug studied for malignant brain tumor in children UTHealth neurosurgeon David Sandberg, MD, is leading a clinical trial investigating a new formulation of panobinostat for malignant pediatric brain tumors. (Photo by Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital) MTX110 is a new formulation of panobinostat, a chemotherapy drug that has shown promise in laboratory models of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Now, MTX110 is the focus of a novel trial that places the therapy directly into the fourth ventricle of the brain to treat patients with recurrent medulloblastoma. According […]
  • Scientists and neurosurgeon team up to develop novel imaging device for babies with brain disorders Photo of Manish N. Shah, MD, holding the patient while the Cap-based Transcranial Optical Tomography captures whole-brain imaging in minutes. (Photo credit: Manish N. Shah, MD) Using night-vision goggle technology, near-infrared light, and high-resolution detectors, a wearable imaging device for awake infants with brain disorders was developed by a team of scientists and a pediatric neurosurgeon at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Cap-based Transcranial Optical Tomography (CTOT), which utilizes a cap for the baby’s head, is […]
  • Experts at UTHealth successfully treat severe case of COVID-19 in 3-week-old infant Mother Checks The Temperature Of A Sick Baby, newborn baby had a fever. Healthcare medical mother’s day concept In one of the first reported cases of its kind, a 3-week-old infant in critical condition recovered from COVID-19 due to rapid recognition and treatment by physicians from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The case was published April 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine. […]
  • Researchers launch confidential helpline, 833-EMS-INTX, for Texas first responders to find help for substance use disorder Man using smartphone in bed late, in the middle of the night. Mobile phone in bedroom. First responders in Texas can now call a confidential helpline to seek treatment for substance use and mental health disorders through a new clinical research program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The Heroes Helpline comes at a time when first responders are serving on the front lines of the […]
  • COVID-19 survivor donates plasma to help others recover from the virus Photo of Jose Abdelnoor, 71, donates his antibody-rich plasma after surviving COVID-19. (Photo credit: Jose Abdelnoor) Jose Abdelnoor, 71, and his wife Evelyn Diaz, 67, say they would go through the scary experience of having COVID-19 again if it means they could save a life through donating their antibody-rich plasma. “What greater gift is there to give someone than human life?” Diaz asked. Abdelnoor donated plasma through an experimental therapy program […]
  • First COVID-19 patient in Texas enrolled in UTHealth stem cell therapy study at Memorial Hermann Photo of Doctor Bela Patel who is a co-investigator on a new stem cell therapy trial for COVID-19 patients with lung injury. Photo courtesy of Memorial Hermann. The first COVID-19 patient in Texas has been enrolled in a stem cell therapy clinical trial for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The procedure took place April 16, 2020, at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. ARDS is a serious condition of the lungs, in which […]
  • Study finds long-duration spaceflight can affect the brain Spacecraft Launch Into Space. Elements of this image furnished by Research has shown long-duration spaceflight missions impact the vision of astronauts. Now a new study, published today in the journal Radiology, shows extended time in space also alters brain and pituitary structure. “We hypothesized from previous MRI studies of the eye that elevated intracranial pressure during spaceflight could potentially contribute to the changes in vision […]