Catherine Marfin

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.

Peter H. Yang, MD, performed multiple brain surgeries to heal a pseudoaneurysm that Camilo Mancera, 15, suffered after a soccer injury. (Photo by the Mancera family)

Brandon Morris (center) with Hope Northrup, MD, (right), and Barbara Dominguez, BSN, at Camp PHEver in 2025. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

The prevalence of physical activity among the global population has remained low for the last two decades despite a majority of countries making notable progress in developing policies that include physical activity, UTHealth Houston researchers have found. The study is published in Nature Health and was led by principal investigator Andrea Ramírez Varela, MD, Ph.D., MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.

Bill Henderson, 75, smiled as he received magnetic pulses to his prefrontal cortex at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Venessa Johnson, 68, has found positivity and resilience after suffering a stroke in April 2024. (Photo by Venessa Johnson)

A peptide that successfully targeted and killed metastatic cancer cells in mice may open the door to developing more efficient ways to detect and

Humberto Rodriguez Lopez (right) embracing Jacques J. Morcos, MD, at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Jeff Temple, PhD, professor, psychologist, and associate dean for clinical research at UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Researchers have created the most complete genetic profile of the brown rat to date, according to a UTHealth Houston-led team, paving the way for scientists to more accurately investigate genetic links to conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure and stroke.