Headline News: Two physical therapy faculty receive national appointments   
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Myles Quiben, PT, Ph.D., D.P.T., GCS, NCS, CEEAA, an assistant professor, and Martha Acosta, Ph.D., PT, GCS, clinical assistant professor, both in the Department of Physical Therapy at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, have been appointed to posts with the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties......more»

Headline News: Scientists find novel mechanism of glioblastoma   
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Most research on glioblastoma development, a complicated tumor of the brain with a poor prognosis, has focused on the gene transcription level. However, scientists, including UT Health Science Center San Antonio researcher Luiz O. F. Penalva, Ph.D., suggest that post-transcriptional regulation could be equally or even more important. .....more»

Headline News: 80 ethnic minority participants needed for aspirin study   
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Can a simple intervention – a baby aspirin a day – extend the time that a senior citizen over the age of 65 is productive and free of disabilities? UT Medicine San Antonio physicians are conducting a clinical research study to answer this question. Sara Espinoza, M.D., M.Sc., is lead investigator for the San Antonio and Rio Grande Valley sites for the study......more»

Headline News: Three dental faculty begin national leadership roles   
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Two faculty members from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio Dental School are assuming national leadership posts and a third has been accepted as a fellow of the American Dental Education Association’s Leadership Institute. They include Dental School Dean Kenneth Kalkwarf, D.D.S., M.S., (pictured) Lily T. Garcia, D.D.S., M.S., and Bjorn Steffensen, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D......more»

Headline News: HSC joins coalition to fight PTSD and traumatic brain injury   
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio and other members of the Association of American Medical Colleges have committed to create a new generation of doctors, medical schools and research facilities to ensure U.S. military heroes receive the care worthy of their service. Nicolas E. Walsh, M.D., M.S., professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and a former Navy SEAL, represented the Health Science Center at the announcement. .....more»

Headline News: Rare kidney disease shows how salt, potassium are moderated   
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a principal risk factor for heart disease and affects 1 billion people. At least half of them are estimated to be salt-sensitive, with their blood pressure rising with sodium intake. New research released Jan. 22 shows important aspects of how sodium and potassium are regulated in the kidney. Hania Ziad Al-Shahrouri, M.D., led the study at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio......more»

Headline News: Two HSC scientists receive $4.7 million from CPRIT   
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Two UT Health Science Center San Antonio researchers, Cynthia Mojica, Ph.D., (pictured) and Gail Tomlinson, M.D., Ph.D., received a total of $4.7 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). These awards, along with $2.9 million to University Health System, make San Antonio the largest recipient of funds in this CPRIT funding cycle. .....more»

Headline News: Department of Urology is tops in 2011 NIH funding   
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Department of Urology in the School of Medicine of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio topped its peers nationally in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in 2011. NIH funding for the department, led by Dennis Peppas, M.D., totaled $9.1 million, excluding research and development contracts and federal stimulus money, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research......more»

Headline News: Dr. Austad named interim director of the Barshop Institute   
Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Steven Austad, Ph.D., has been appointed interim director of the Barshop Institute for Longevity Studies at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. 1. Dr. Austad is a leading figure in comparative biology, which seeks to compare and contrast the biology of longer-lived species with that of shorter-lived species. .....more»

Headline News: Hydrogen sulfide reduces glucose injury in kidney cells   
Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Hydrogen sulfide, a gas notorious for its rotten-egg smell, may have redeeming qualities after all. It reduces high glucose-induced production of scarring proteins in kidney cells, researchers from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, including B.S. Kasinath, M.D., report in the <i>Journal of Biological Chemistry</i>. The paper is scheduled for print publication early this year. .....more»