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December 15, 2022
American Federation for Aging Research grant allows exploration of signaling molecules toxic in Alzheimer’s, diabetes, aging The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) selected Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, an early career scientist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), to receive the 2022 Glenn Foundation for Medical […]
December 13, 2022
Cancer survivors, cancer patients, friends, family and caregivers are invited to attend Living Beyond Cancer A-Z, a free symposium on Jan. 21, put on by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. It will feature a full day of learning, empowerment and discovery and will take place […]
December 13, 2022
With the U.S. grappling with an unprecedented opioid-related overdose crisis, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research peer recovery support services for people living with opioid use disorder. While medication for opioid use […]
December 9, 2022
David Morilak, PhD, Quincy and Estine Lee endowed chair and professor in the Department of Pharmacology and director of the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, has long been fascinated by brain health.
December 9, 2022
Unlike triple threats celebrated in sports and the entertainment world, no one is celebrating the possibility of a triple threat of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV and COVID-19. With the winter holidays fast approaching, UT Health San Antonio physicians are encouraging the community to get vaccinated for both the flu and COVID-19, […]
December 8, 2022
The AHEAD clinical trial will assess whether the new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, can delay the onset of dementia in persons who are at high risk of developing the disease. The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), […]