News: Public Health

The texaphyrin molecule is designed to be more easily absorbed by cancerous cells than healthy human cells, reducing the drug’s side effects.

Researchers from UT Austin and the National Institutes of Health have made a critical breakthrough toward developing a vaccine for COVID-19

Meet Corwin Zigler and his research on how changes in air pollution regulations impact people's health, and his decision to join UT Austin's Department of...

Last year, University of Texas at Austin alumnus Michael Young won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the molecular mechanism behind circadian rhythms.

A new combination of existing drugs reduces the size of cancerous tumors much more effectively than current treatments.

Dr. Nahmias' impassioned pursuit of new knowledge, especially related to the AIDS virus, made a difference for many.

Experts say joining the mathematical and computational revolution has the potential to transform healthcare, one of our nation's largest and most critical industries.

A set of medical tests called liquid biopsies could rapidly detect the presence of cancers, infectious diseases and other conditions from only a small blood sample.

Graduate student Spencer Fox and his colleagues found strong evidence that the late timing of flu pandemics is caused by two opposing factors.