UTHealth Houston awarded nearly $13M in grants to study treatments for traumatic brain injury
Published: June 01, 2023 by Caitie Barkley Two federal grants to study treatments for traumatic brain injury have been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the Department of Defense’s Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. The funding marks a positive…
First patient enrolled in stem cell therapy trial for traumatic injury
The first patient has enrolled in a Phase II clinical trial evaluating a stem cell therapy for the potential early treatment of traumatic injuries and their subsequent complications at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The…
Pre-Clinical and Clinical Methods in Brain Trauma Research has been published!
Drs. Amit K. Srivastava and Charles S. Cox, Jr. are the editors of the book Pre-Clinical and Clinical Methods in Brain Trauma Research. This volume explores current viewpoints and knowledge gaps in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI)….
Cox, research team: Stem cell therapy appears to have TBI treatment effect
Results of a cellular therapy clinical trial for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a patient’s own stem cells showed that the therapy appears to dampen the body’s neuroinflammatory response to trauma and preserve brain tissue, according to researchers at UTHealth….
The Q&A Charles Cox
Dr. Charles Cox is a pediatric neurosurgeon at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He is also the co-director of the Red Duke Memorial Hermann Trauma Institute. He and his research team were…
UTHealth receives $6.8 million from DOD to study stem cell therapy for TBI
HOUSTON – (2016) – A research team led by Charles S. Cox, Jr., M.D., at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been awarded $6.8 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to assess the…
Propranolol and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Combine to Treat TBI
Review of “Propranolol and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Combine to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury” from Stem Cells Translational Medicine by Stuart P. Atkinson While the initial consequences of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are devastating enough, survivors face varying physical, cognitive,…
John’s Story: Parents stop at nothing to find cure for son
When you love someone so much, giving up is not an option. Ed and Maurie Drambel didn’t set out to be trailblazers but John, their 11-year-old son, lit a fire in them…a fire stoked by those who said there’s no…
Mallory’s Story: Stem Cell Research from Bench to Bedside
Children’s Regenerative Medicine Program at UTHealth Medical School It was a typical Friday night in Houston for Mallory Mayeux on July 5, 2013. She and a friend met for dinner in midtown and were walking to their car about to…