The opening of UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health marks a step forward for families affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and other rare neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding ALS ALS is a degenerative disease of nerves called motor neurons, which are in the brain and spinal cord. It is most […]
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New center opens tomorrow with comprehensive clinical care, advanced research and family-centered support Content by Claire Kowalick While much of the focus of tomorrow’s opening of UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health deservedly is on Alzheimer’s disease, it also marks a major step forward for families as a transformational resource for individuals and families […]
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More than 70% of all cancers are impacted by mutations caused by a group of DNA-editing enzymes that drives tumor growth and drug resistance. The apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide, or APOBEC, family, is a dominant factor in many cancers including bladder, breast, cervical, head and neck and lung. The University of Texas […]
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UT Health San Antonio’s advanced endoscopy team leads efforts in early detection and prevention Gastrointestinal cancers were previously believed to primarily affect older adults, but over the past two decades, rates of these cancers have increased dramatically in people under age 50. A new report from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reveals that colorectal, pancreatic, esophageal […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The support, provided through the Face the Fight initiative and backed by USAA, the Humana Foundation and Reach Resilience, will fund AI programs focused on firearm safety conversations and crisis response planning, expanding ongoing work led by The University of Texas at San Antonio and Rush University.
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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 […]
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A new clinical pilot study at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), led by Bianca Shieu, PhD, RN, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, is exploring the use of ear acupressure — a simple, low-cost, non-pharmacological technique — to help alleviate […]
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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 […]
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