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The Texas Tribune: A South Texas region finally gets a children’s hospital, but many families still can’t find care

Mandie Svatek, MD, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in this article.   Read More


San Antonio Business Journal: $13M win that could catapult SA cancer research

Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, executive director of Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Patrick Sung, DPhil, director of Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, were quoted in this article.   Read More (subscription required)


San Antonio Report: After children ejected from crash, San Antonio officials stress using car seats and ensuring they are installed correctly

Katie Wiggins-Dohlvik, MD, assistant professor, Department of Surgery, is quoted in this article.   Read More


ScienceDaily: Higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More


TodayNews24: Higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More


Health Medicine Network: New research finds higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More


MDLinx: New research finds higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More


ReachMD: UT Health San Antonio Finds Higher Levels of Leptin Indicate Brain Protection Against Late-Life Dementia

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More


News-Medical: Leptin variations may influence brain health and dementia development

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More


MSN.com: New research finds higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More


StudyFinds.org: What is leptin? ‘Obesity hormone’ linked to protection against dementia

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Department of Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More


UT Health San Antonio awarded $12.6 million grant for cancer research, understanding drug resistance

Content by Claire Kowalick The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received a collaborative $12.6 million program project grant from the National Cancer Institute to define the functions and regulation of BRCA1, BRCA2 and related tumor suppressor genes and find new ways to combat cancer. The $12.6 million grant […]


UT Health San Antonio awarded $12.6 million program grant for cancer research

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio  (UT Health San Antonio) was recently awarded a $12.6 million program project grant (P01) from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to expand collaborative efforts to explore the biological mechanisms of BRCA1, BRCA2 and related tumor suppressors and to shed light on potential […]


ScienceBlog.com: Largest Genetic Study Reveals Overlap in Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia

Bernard Fongang, PhD, with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, was quoted in this article.   Read More


TodayNews24: Genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias

Bernard Fongang, PhD, with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, was quoted in this article.   Read More


Medical-News.net: Genome-wide association study identifies genetic risk factors for dementia

Bernard Fongang, PhD, with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, was quoted in this article.   Read More


Medical Xpress: Research team finds genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias

Bernard Fongang, PhD, with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, was quoted in this article.   Read More


Mirage News: UT Health SA Links Genes to Alzheimer’s, All Dementias

Bernard Fongang, PhD, with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, was quoted in this article.   Read More


Science Daily: Genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias

Bernard Fongang, PhD, with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, was quoted in this article.   Read More


UT Health San Antonio finds higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia

Weight-maintaining hormone key to brain-signal transmission New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in middle-aged adults, according to a study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health […]