WebMD: The 15-Year Aging Advantage You Can Start Building Today
April 28, 2025
Sunil Ahuja, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article. Read More
KENS 5 — Healthy SA: New method to beat polycystic syndrome, affecting 1-in-10 women
April 24, 2025
Randal Robinson, MD, professor and chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now (KENS 5) Watch Now (KENS 5 YouTube)
New lease on immunity: UT Health San Antonio scientists discover key component in thymic size, function
April 23, 2025
The thymus is a crucial training ground for T-cells, the body’s “white knights,” where they learn to battle the various diseases they may encounter. Thymic function shrinks to nearly nothing as we age, severely limiting our ability to recognize and defend against cellular infiltrators. Scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]
Aging reimagined: Study finds immune resilience counters key drivers of disease, mortality
April 23, 2025
Robust immune systems may offer up to 15.5-year survival advantage What if, rather than focusing solely on the drivers of disease (pathogenesis), we also explored the factors sustaining our health — the concept of salutogenesis (derived from Salus (health) in Roman mythology)? The idea of salutogenesis through immune resilience, which refers to mechanisms by which the body counters disease drivers, could play […]
ScienceDaily: IV medication could be taken orally for range of cancer, Alzheimer’s treatments
April 22, 2025
Hong-yu Li, PhD, professor, Department of Pharmacology and the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and Robert A. Hromas, MD, FACP, dean of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, were quoted in this article. Read More
Bioengineer: UT Health San Antonio Breakthrough Paves Way for Oral Versions of IV Cancer and Alzheimer’s Drugs
April 22, 2025
Research by Hong-yu Li, PhD, professor, Department of Pharmacology and the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and his colleagues, was featured in this article. Read More