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December 20, 2021
Scientists report that norepinephrine, a fundamental chemical for brain performance, is locally regulated in a brain region called the visual cortex. Dr. Martin Paukert, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, is quoted in this article about research supported by the Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health and the National […]
December 16, 2021
Xiaoli Sun, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has received a UT System Rising STARs award. The award for early-career investigators comes with a $250,000 grant.
December 16, 2021
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, is quoted in this story and discussed how the omicron variant along with the upcoming holiday travel might be a perfect storm for another COVID wave. Read story
December 15, 2021
Be Well Texas and UT Health San Antonio are featured in this story about the Be Well Texas virtual addiction medicine clinic available across Texas. Karla Ramirez, the program’s director in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted. Watch story
December 15, 2021
“Liver cancer is disproportionately the most common type of cancer in San Antonio and South Texas when compared to the rest of the country. Discovering why is our focus,” says Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Mesa is also […]
December 13, 2021
Patients who have already had some degree of permanent loss of function in the brain due to stroke may benefit from reestablishing blood flow through a lifesaving procedure called mechanical thrombectomy, a recent study found.
