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UT Health San Antonio announces $6.5 million gift to strengthen pediatric health workforce through new Harvey E. Najim Pediatric Health Scholars Program

Contacts: Monica Taylor, UT Health San Antonio, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu, 210-450-8970 Eileen Teves, UT Health San Antonio, tevese@uthscsa.edu, 210-450-7239 SAN ANTONIO, March 26, 2026 – UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has announced a $6.5 million gift from San Antonio philanthropist Harvey E. Najim […]

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UT Health San Antonio launches clinical trial to study rapamycin and healthy aging

  Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, March 25, 2026 – UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is launching a multi-phase clinical study to better understand how the drug rapamycin may promote healthy aging. Funded by the National […]

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Major NIH grant renewal fuels next phase of chronic pain research at UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

Aimed at developing first targeted, non-opioid treatment for chronic pain Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 27, 2026 – Chronic pain is one of the most common health conditions worldwide. Back pain is the most frequently reported type, followed closely by head and face pain linked to the […]

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Barshop Institute to receive up to $38 million from ARPA-H, anchoring UT San Antonio as a national leader in aging and healthy longevity science

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 24, 2026 – Positioning The University of Texas at San Antonio as a national anchor for aging and longevity science, its Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies will receive up to $38 million in federal funding for the first nationwide clinical study […]

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UT Health San Antonio researcher earns grant to study how the brain’s immune cells might actually contribute to Alzheimer’s

Cure Alzheimer’s Fund award aimed at better understanding microglia’s role Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 20, 2026 – A researcher with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio has received a two-year, $402,500 grant award from the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund to study how microglia, […]

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UT Health San Antonio hosts ‘Advancing Cancer Research for Latinos and All Populations’ conference Feb. 18-20

Bringing together researchers, community leaders and survivors Contact: Cliff Despres, (210) 616-1024, despres@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 17, 2026 – To spur solutions to the heavy burden of cancer in South Texas and across the United States, UT Health San Antonio and The Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio are hosting the fifth biennial […]

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UT Health San Antonio announces $5 million gift to the Biggs Institute from longtime supporters Bill and Rebecca Reed

Donation will target dementia through advanced research, therapies and care Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 12, 2026 – UT Health San Antonio has announced a $5 million gift from longtime supporters Bill and Rebecca Reed to advance its Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. The gift will address a […]

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UT Health San Antonio researchers lead American Heart Association scientific statement on early recognition, intervention for post-stroke spasticity

An opportunity to reduce global burden of stroke-related disability Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 4, 2026 – For many stroke survivors, recovery is derailed by painful muscle stiffness and involuntary spasms that limit movement, independence and quality of life. Often viewed as an unavoidable consequence of stroke, this condition – known […]

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UT Health San Antonio researchers explore new diagnostic tools, genetic roots for early-onset dementia

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 27, 2026 – Researchers at the new Center for Brain Health at UT Health San Antonio are studying midlife testing for early-onset dementia with blood-based biomarkers to see if they can detect disease activity up to 20 years before symptoms appear. The […]

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UT Health San Antonio research shows Alzheimer’s prevention potential in pairing cannabis ingredient, anti-inflammatory drug

THC, celecoxib drug combination reveals improved cognition Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 28, 2026 – In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed medical benefits including anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. However, THC is also known to negatively affect learning and […]

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