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UT San Antonio junior faculty member awarded national aging research grant

  A University of Texas at San Antonio scientist has been awarded a junior faculty grant from the American Federation for Aging Research, or AFAR. Sijia He, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and the Sam and Ann Barshop […]


New study maps protein structure involved in DNA repair, cancer pathways

  When a protein is modified inside the cell, it can change how that protein works, either by turning on or shutting off vital functions. One important system that controls these changes is called the small ubiquitin-like modifier, or SUMO, pathway, which affects many actions including DNA repair and stress response. Scientists at The University […]


Pharmacy Times: Researchers Identify Key Lipid Pathways That Influence Alzheimer’s Progression

Pharmacy Times: Researchers Identify Key Lipid Pathways That Influence Alzheimer’s Progression


New center launches with focus on chronic infectious diseases

  The University of Texas at San Antonio marked the launch of its new Center for Chronic Infectious Diseases on Nov. 14 with an inaugural symposium highlighting research on post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (long COVID), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB) and endemic fungal infections. The event brought together researchers, local collaborators and a patient–advocate […]


The New York Times: Dementia Comes in Many Forms. Alzheimer’s Is Just One.

The New York Times: Dementia Comes in Many Forms. Alzheimer’s Is Just One.


EurekaAlert!: UT Health San Antonio leads $4 million study on glucagon hormone’s role in diabetes, obesity

EurekaAlert!: UT Health San Antonio leads $4 million study on glucagon hormone’s role in diabetes, obesity


KENS 5: UT Health San Antonio now has $4 million to launch a first-of-its-kind study on diabetes and obesity

KENS 5: UT Health San Antonio now has $4 million to launch a first-of-its-kind study on diabetes and obesity


Texas Public Radio | The Source: Early detection key as stomach cancer rates remain high among Latinos

Texas Public Radio | The Source: Early detection key as stomach cancer rates remain high among Latinos


MarketWatch (Dow Jones): Can popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs slow vascular dementia?

MarketWatch (Dow Jones): Can popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs slow vascular dementia?


Texas Public Radio: A strain that once caused a pandemic is dominant this flu season, causing concern

Texas Public Radio: A strain that once caused a pandemic is dominant this flu season, causing concern


yahoo! news: A respiratory virus is surging – and Texas hospitalizations are rising fast

yahoo! news: A respiratory virus is surging – and Texas hospitalizations are rising fast


MSN.com: A respiratory virus is surging — and Texas hospitalizations are rising fast

MSN.com: A respiratory virus is surging — and Texas hospitalizations are rising fast


MySA: A respiratory virus is surging — and Texas hospitalizations are rising fast

MySA: A respiratory virus is surging — and Texas hospitalizations are rising fast


Mirage News (Australia): Brain Immune Cells Key to Fixing Alzheimer’s Lipid Imbalance

Mirage News (Australia): Brain Immune Cells Key to Fixing Alzheimer’s Lipid Imbalance


News-Medical: Changes in brain fats play a key role in Alzheimer’s development and progression

News-Medical: Changes in brain fats play a key role in Alzheimer’s development and progression


San Antonio Report: This UT Health doctor helped craft new traumatic brain injury standards

San Antonio Report: This UT Health doctor helped craft new traumatic brain injury standards


KABB-TV (Fox San Antonio): Gastric Cancer Awareness Month

KABB-TV (Fox San Antonio): Gastric Cancer Awareness Month


WOAI-TV (News 4 San Antonio): Gastric Cancer Awareness Month

WOAI-TV (News 4 San Antonio): Gastric Cancer Awareness Month


Researchers launch nationally recognized Center on Alzheimer’s and Aging

By Claire Kowalick and Amanda Cerreto The University of Texas at San Antonio has secured federal funding for a new research hub dedicated to studying Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, propelling the university into the ranks of leading research institutions in the United States. Funded through a highly competitive grant program from the National Institute […]


San Antonio Report: 2 San Antonio medical providers host free health fairs this Friday

San Antonio Report: 2 San Antonio medical providers host free health fairs this Friday