Locked-in state named Conrad Syndrome after San Antonio survivor Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content contributed by Will Sansom SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 24, 2024 — It is a far cry from the traditionally thought-of “vegetative state” in which the mind is absent while the body lives on. Indeed, it is the opposite. Children with […]
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Researchers hope to bring MRI biomarker to dementia risk stratification in patient care, clinical trials Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content contributed by Will Sansom SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 22, 2024 — A ribbon of brain tissue called cortical gray matter grows thinner in people who go on to develop dementia, and this appears to […]
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Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 16, 2024 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has earned a “Best Company Culture” award from Comparably, an employer recruitment, culture and branding site, out of tens of thousands of large organizations based on real-time feedback from […]
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Leasing for the medical office building is open to applicants now SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 9, 2024) – The Rock at La Cantera today announced it will lease space to UT Health San Antonio in a medical office building to be built on the Spurs performance campus. The building is being developed by Lincoln Property Company and […]
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Texas-based hub solicits ‘spoke’ participants during gathering of 250-plus Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content contributed by Lisa Cruz, 210-724-1691, lcruz@upsidecomms.com SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 21, 2023 – A leading consortium of San Antonio research institutions joined with colleagues from across Texas and the region this week for an information session of the Advanced Research Projects […]
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Meeting critical demand for anesthesia services in underserved areas Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 19, 2023 – To help fill critical demand for anesthesia services, the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing is starting a program that will prepare highly skilled nurse anesthetists, the first in South Texas. The school […]
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Here is an important New Year’s resolution backed by science: “In 2024, I will eat a diet that keeps my brain healthy.” For elaboration, let’s consult Debora Melo van Lent, PhD, a nutrition scientist and epidemiologist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio). During her […]
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Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 13, 2023) — COVID-19’s long-term effects on cognition in older adults will be studied for five years thanks to a $32 million federal grant awarded to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio). The National Institute on Aging […]
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Serving patients with state-of-the-art, low-radiation, high-resolution imaging for spinal and orthopaedic care Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Video News Release: The Spine Center at UT Health San Antonio, home to the region’s only EOSedge – a state-of-the-art X-ray machine that uses lower doses of radiation SAN ANTONIO – The Spine Center at UT Health San […]
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UT Health San Antonio’s diabetes reputation grows internationally with Kuwait joining Qatar as sites repeating successful EDICT trial SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 29, 2023) — They know of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s diabetes program in the Thai royal palace in Bangkok. They are familiar with it in Kuwait and Qatar, […]
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