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UTHealth Houston study explores how prenatal cannabis exposure may affect fetal brain development through NIH grant

Laura Goetzl, MD, MPH, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

October 17, 2025

Researchers at UTHealth Houston are examining the biological effects of prenatal cannabis exposure and its potential impact on fetal brain development. Supported by a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the study aims to improve screening tools, public health guidance, and prenatal care strategies for pregnant women who use cannabis.


UTHealth Houston surgeons save 6-year-old from life-threatening brainstem lesion

Witten Daniel gives two thumbs up after emergency surgery performed by physicians at UTHealth Houston. After the procedure he was breathing on his own, and was walking just five days later. (Photo by Casey Daniel)

October 16, 2025

Witten Shane Daniel of Lubbock, Texas, fell seriously ill with the flu in April. When his eyes started twitching and he felt dizzy, his mother, Casey Daniel, suspected that a prolonged fever might be the cause. But as Witten’s symptoms got worse, Casey realized her son’s condition had become a nightmare that would last for several months and require treatment across the state.



New NIH-funded program to advance kidney, urologic, and hematologic research training

Peter Doris, PhD, principal investigator of the program, professor, and director in the Center for Human Genetics at The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

October 6, 2025

Researchers at UTHealth Houston, in collaboration with scientists across the Texas Medical Center, are leading a collaborative effort to strengthen the pipeline of future researchers in kidney, urologic, and hematologic science through the newly launched Houston Area Incubator for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training.


UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $3 million to develop novel cocaine addiction treatment

From left to right: Heather Webber, PhD; Joy M. Schmitz, PhD; and Elliot Hong, MD. All three are co-principal investigators of the study. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

October 2, 2025

A $3.1 million grant awarded to UTHealth Houston by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, will allow researchers to work toward developing a novel treatment for cocaine addiction that combines a behavioral intervention with a brain stimulation treatment to target areas of the brain that are affected in addiction.







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