UT Health San Antonio-led study validates cerebral small vessel disease marker for wider use in dementia trials
November 21, 2024
Hispanics have a higher dementia risk from vascular injury A new neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease is related to general cognition and may serve to identify persons at risk of dementia in future clinical trials, a landmark study has …
UT Health San Antonio-led study validates cerebral small vessel disease marker for wider use in dementia trials
November 21, 2024
Hispanics have a higher dementia risk from vascular injury Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 21, 2024 – A new neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease is related to general cognition and may serve to …
World-renowned Alzheimer’s researcher receives $300,000 UT System Faculty STARs award
November 20, 2024
Agustin Ruiz, MD, PhD, professor and director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases’ Biological Core laboratory and the Keith M. and Pat V. Orme Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at The Un …
Two UT Health San Antonio scientists awarded V Foundation grants to advance innovative cancer research
November 20, 2024
This year in the United States, it is projected that more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. Additionally, more than 600,000 people will die of the disease — an average of nearly 1,680 each day. The V Foundation for Cancer Research wa …
Trailblazing neuroscientist studies cognitive deficits in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
November 20, 2024
Image provided by Jason Pugh, PhD.The green are Purkinje cells, the principal neurons in the cerebellum, and the red is dystrophin. Dystrophin is seen around the cell body and in the dendrites. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common form of chi …
UT Health San Antonio scientist discovers stress-triggered pathway behind migraines
November 20, 2024
A scientist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has discovered a pathway triggered in the brain during stressful situations. Halting this process at an early stage could prevent the domino effect that leads to migraines.
Revolutionary lipid nanoparticle-mRNA delivery system transforms neurological treatment and beyond
November 20, 2024
MRNA therapeutics have saved countless lives, but current lipid nanoparticle-mRNA delivery systems face limitations that researchers are working to improve. Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based therapeutics and the potential of mRNA as a treatment f …
Texas Public Radio: Respiratory viruses are spiking statewide, but San Antonio may not see a big surge until 2025
November 19, 2024
Jason Bowling, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article. Read More
UT Health San Antonio launches health screening tool
November 19, 2024
To truly improve patient and community health, UT Health San Antonio is addressing non-medical needs that arise due to social determinants of health, such as inequitable access to housing, transportation and food that make it harder for people to stay healthy.
San Antonio Current: UT Health San Antonio ranks among world’s top universities for clinical medicine
November 19, 2024
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, senior vice president for research, founding director of the institution’s Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Manzoor Bhat, PhD, MS, vice d …