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UT Health San Antonio awarded $9.9 million in county ARPA funds targeting substance use, behavioral health and long COVID

Contacts: Steven Lee, UT Health San Antonio, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Monica Ramos, Bexar County, (210) 335-2742, Monica.Ramos@bexar.org Content contributed by Sandra Zaragoza, Andrea Rochat SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2024 – Bexar County awarded The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) three grants totaling $9.9 million in federal coronavirus […]

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Mays Cancer Center hosts annual liver cancer symposium

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Oct. 8, 2024                                 Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY Highlights clinical breakthroughs and support for at-risk communities WHAT:         Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio will host the fourth annual San Antonio Liver Cancer Symposium.

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UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry earns first NIH grant under new Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research

Nearly $600,000 award will address pain from head and neck carcinoma Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 3, 2024 – The School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) earned the first National Institutes of Health grant under its new Center for […]

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Inaugural Strides Against Kids Cancer 5K set for this weekend

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 18, 2024 Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY Run/walk event supports pediatric cancer research WHAT:          Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), hosts the inaugural Strides Against Kids Cancer 5K Run/Walk to raise awareness about […]

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

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu 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 […]

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UT Health San Antonio finds genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias

Researchers achieve largest-ever genome-wide association study of its kind Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 17, 2024 – 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 […]

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UT Health San Antonio urologist discovers combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick 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) […]

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UT Health San Antonio-led initiative receives multimillion-dollar support to improve heart health in South Texas

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu  A team of researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) are among four teams from across the United States that have been selected to launch community engagement centers thanks to a generous contribution from the American Heart Association and the Robert […]

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UT Health San Antonio appoints alumnus as new executive director of Mays Cancer Center

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, alumnus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been appointed executive director of Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio and vice president for oncology for the health science center, effective Sept. 1, 2024. Zheng will […]

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School of Dentistry researchers develop innovative sleep apnea model to find answers to chronic pain

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) School of Dentistry created a first of its kind sleep apnea model for studying chronic pain. A study published July 30 in Science Signaling, explains the mechanism behind persistent […]

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