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KENS 5: UTSA graduates from health programs walk the stage
KENS 5: UTSA graduates from health programs walk the stage
San Antonio Report: Health Confianza starts new preventive health ‘one-stop shop’ for Bexar County residents
San Antonio Report: Health Confianza starts new preventive health ‘one-stop shop’ for Bexar County residents
Study reveals hidden role of brain fats in Alzheimer’s disease
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research has focused almost exclusively on harmful proteins in the brain. But scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio are taking a new approach to how the disease is understood and treated.
Microbial signatures in gut, mouth linked to cognitive impairment in older adults
The human body hosts vast communities of bacteria that influence health in ways scientists are only beginning to fully understand. In recent years, scientists have turned increasing attention to microbiomes as potential contributors to brain health and neurodegenerative disease.
UT San Antonio student researchers help shape future of dental care
A study published in the Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine explores an emerging approach to delivering local, fast-acting dental anesthesia while reducing the lingering numbness often associated with traditional techniques.
UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded $2.1M award to study cellular structures
Like a busy restaurant kitchen, our cells depend on well-organized working spaces to assemble the “recipes” that keep the body healthy. UT San Antonio scientist, David Libich, PhD, recently received a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how certain proteins form these organizational hubs and what happens when things do not go according to plan.
Drug shows promise for halting chronic pain before it starts
Scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) are investigating a major immune system pathway that leads to the development of chronic pain and a drug that has the potential to stop the process in its tracks. Their study, published April 22 in Cell Reports, is the first of its kind to show a path toward the prevention of chronic pain.
KSAT 12: Hantavirus — San Antonio infectious disease doctor explains rodent-borne illness, symptoms, spread, prevention
KSAT 12: Hantavirus: San Antonio infectious disease doctor explains rodent-borne illness, symptoms, spread, prevention
Health professional schools celebrate commencement, academic milestones
When the 1,190 spring and summer graduates of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s six health professional schools walk across commencement stages this weekend, they will begin the next chapter of careers and advanced training dedicated to improving health and well-being. The achievement is the culmination of countless hours spent in laboratories and study rooms, lecture halls and clinical spaces.
At the intersection of AI and patient care
For medical student Christopher Mao, the path to medicine didn’t begin in a clinic, but in an engineering lab.
U.S. News & World Report: Weight Loss Surgeries Fall More Than 20% As Patients Turn To GLP-1 Meds, Experts Say
U.S. News & World Report: Weight Loss Surgeries Fall More Than 20% As Patients Turn To GLP-1 Meds, Experts Say
UT System $500,000 Faculty STARs award fuels UT San Antonio researcher’s mission to unravel dementia in South Texas
Claudia Suemoto, MD, PhD, from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has been awarded a $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award to tackle urgent research gaps in dementia. South Texas offers a distinct blend of genetic and environmental factors rarely explored in neurodegenerative research. […]
Laredo Morning Times: Neurologist addresses challenges facing Parkinson’s patients, families in Laredo
Laredo Morning Times: Neurologist addresses challenges facing Parkinson’s patients, families in Laredo
Texas Public Radio | The Source: New cholesterol guidelines call for earlier action to prevent heart disease
Texas Public Radio | The Source: New cholesterol guidelines call for earlier action to prevent heart disease
San Antonio Magazine: The Emotional Side of College Prep
San Antonio Magazine: The Emotional Side of College Prep
Axios San Antonio: UT Health San Antonio student shares lessons on AI in medicine
Axios San Antonio: UT Health San Antonio student shares lessons on AI in medicine
UT Health San Antonio researchers awarded grant to study how circadian rhythm disruptions may contribute to Alzheimer’s
UT Health San Antonio researchers awarded grant to study how circadian rhythm disruptions may contribute to Alzheimer’s
KABB TV (FOX SA): Tackle your allergies with these medications and home remedies
KABB TV (FOX SA): Tackle your allergies with these medications and home remedies
UT San Antonio-led cancer research program could revolutionize treatment
Written by: Claire Kowalick More than 70% of cancers — including breast, bladder, cervical and lung cancer — show evidence of mutations linked to a group of enzymes called apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptides, or APOBEC. “APOBEC mutagenesis is the second-largest source of mutation in cancer and, importantly, the largest one we can do […]
Neuroscience News: Multiple Pregnancies May Shield the Female Brain From Stroke
Neuroscience News: Multiple Pregnancies May Shield the Female Brain From Stroke