University alumnus appointed executive director of Mays Cancer Center
June 21, 2024
Lei Zheng, MD, PhD Lei Zheng, MD, PhD — an alumnus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio — has been appointed executive director of the Mays Cancer Center and vice president for oncology for the health science center, effectiv …
Research finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer’s, dementia
June 21, 2024
Study led partly by UT Health San Antonio suggests new prevention strategies Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature s …
UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded five-year, $2.53 million NIH grant to study alcohol-assisted liver disease
June 21, 2024
Groundbreaking study could help reduce the need for transplants Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research …
Research finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer’s, dementia
June 21, 2024
Study led partly by UT Health San Antonio suggests new prevention strategies Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Hea …
Planned power outage to affect Long Campus buildings June 28
June 18, 2024
Starting 6 p.m. on Friday, June 28, Facilities Management will be conducting a 12-hour power outage impacting all buildings located on the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Campus at 7703 Floyd Curl Drive. During the power outage, normal CPS Energy …
KENS 5: Want to earn $2,000 just by breaking a sweat? Here’s how.
June 17, 2024
Blake Rasmussen, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, and director of the Center for Metabolic Health, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Brain donations give researchers a fuller story of Alzheimer’s disease
June 14, 2024
The Biggs Institute is one of 33 centers in the nation recognized as a National Institute on Aging (NIA)- designated Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and leads as a center in the number of Hispanic patients served, contributing to care for an underserved population as well as representation in research.
Construction of Science One building to begin this fall
June 14, 2024
The 95,500-square-foot Science One building will stand five floors high and house laboratory space dedicated to researching the diseases that impact the community most.
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry to launch new Center for Regenerative Sciences
June 14, 2024
Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, June 14, 2024 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry is preparing to launch its Center for Regenerative Sciences, a …
Non-medical drivers of health training focuses on thinking beyond medicine
June 14, 2024
To family medicine physician Lizette Lugo, MD, certain non-medical experiences shape every visit she has with her patients. “Those non-medical drivers will determine whether my patient has to choose between picking up the prescription I sent to the pha …