October 4, 2017

UTHealth researchers receive $2.6 million to study gene-environment interactions in cocaine addiction

HOUSTON – (Oct. 2, 2017) – Studying the effect of environmental stressors on the development of cocaine use is the focus of a $2.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to researchers at McGovern Medical School at…


December 7, 2016

UTHealth receives NIH grant for treating cocaine addiction

Identifying more effective treatment strategies tailored to individual responses for patients overcoming addiction to cocaine is the focus of a new clinical trial at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. The study, funded with a $1.9 million grant from the National…