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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 […]
News Radio 1200 WOAI: Spike in calls over energy drinks
Shawn Varney, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, and medical director of the South Texas Poison Center, was interviewed for this radio segment. Listen Now
KENS 5: Experts weigh in on dangerous consequences of overconsumption of energy drinks among kids
Shawn Varney, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, and medical director of the South Texas Poison Center, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
UT Health San Antonio finds genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias
In landmark research, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have reported the largest-ever genome-wide association study of dementia from all causes, revealing an overlap of genetic risks including neurodegeneration, vascular factors and cerebral small-vessel disease. Genome-wide association studies help scientists identify genes associated with […]
San Antonio Report: Migrant deaths in South Texas changed the way EMS responds to heatstroke
Bryan Everitt, MD, and C.J. Winckler, MD, both emergency medicine physicians with UT Health San Antonio, were quoted in this article. Read More
KENS 5: Healthy SA | A drug originally designed for HIV shows promise with Alzheimer’s Disease
A. Campbell Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP-CN, clinical associate professor, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Mirage News: UT Health Finds Anti-Seizure Drug, Omega-3 May Lower COVID Risks
Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, professor of medical education and urology, was quoted in this article. Read More
Medical Xpress: Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks
Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, professor of medical education and urology, was quoted in this article. Read More
MSN.com: Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks
Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, professor of medical education and urology, was quoted in this article. Read More
San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio’s community health workforce is critical to improving health outcomes
Shayanne Martin, senior project manager with the Charles E. Cheever Jr. Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, and Jason Rosenfeld, DrPH, MPH, associate professor of medicine and co-director of Health Confianza, authored this op-ed. (subscription required) Read More
UT Health San Antonio urologist discovers combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks
Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, professor of medical education and urology at Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovers the combination of valproic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 and lessen its severity, according to […]
Healing young minds: UT Health San Antonio’s initiatives to address the adolescent mental health crisis
For the past decade, adolescent mental health disorders have skyrocketed, an issue propelled even further by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health has declined surreptitiously for millions of people in recent years, affecting even the youngest among us. According to the American Academy of Child Psychiatry (AACAP), each year about one in six children aged 6-17 […]
Clinical trial to investigate causes of diabetes, obesity in individuals with spinal cord injury and potential mitigatory effects of semaglutide
A first-of-its-kind investigation into the mechanisms behind diabetes and obesity in people with spinal cord injury and the antidiabetic and anti-obesity effects of semaglutide was recently approved for $3 million in National Institutes of Health funding. “This is one population in which they are susceptible to be more obese and having worse diabetes risk and […]
Personal challenge to global solution
UT Health San Antonio urologist demonstrates potential of valproic acid-DHA in lessening risk of contracting COVID-19 When the world locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, rather than slowing down, this distinguished urologist and medical educator merely switched gears. Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, is a professor of medical education and urology at Joe […]
KRGV-TV: Medical Breakthroughs — New device helping patients diagnosed with dystonia
Okeanis Vaou, MD, associate professor and chief of the Movement Disorders Division in the Department of Neurology, was interviewed for this news segement. Watch Now
San Antonio Report: Deadly crisis among San Antonio’s officers leads to more mental health resources
Austin Lemke, PsyD, clinical psychologist at UT Health San Antonio’s New Opportunities for Wellness (NOW) Adult Behavioral Health Clinic, and Megan Fredrick, MA, LPC-S, NOW Clinic director of programs, both with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, are quoted in this article. Read More
Healio: Drug shows ‘very promising’ activity in breast cancer brain metastases
Andrew J. Brenner, MD, PhD, professor and chair of neuro-oncology research at the Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was quoted in this article. Read More
KSAT YouTube: Meth Can Damage the Brain Like Traumatic Brain Injuries, One Treatment is Helping with Both
Curtis Bone, MD, MHS, departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Family and Community Medicine, and board-certified addiction medicine physician at the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders, was interviewed for this article. Watch Now
KSAT-TV 12: Meth can damage brain like traumatic brain injuries, one treatment is helping with both
Curtis Bone, MD, MHS, departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Family and Community Medicine, and board-certified addiction medicine physician at the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders, was interviewed for this article. Read More