A broader impact: UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health expands care and discovery across dozens of neurological conditions
December 9, 2025
New center opens tomorrow with comprehensive clinical care, advanced research and family-centered support Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 9, 2025 – While much of the focus of tomorrow …
Hope, compassionate care for families facing rare neurodegenerative diseases
December 9, 2025
The Center for Brain Health opens Dec. 10. The opening of UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health marks a step forward for families affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and other rare neurodegene …
First Blood Donor Center blood drive at Health Science Center campus a success
December 8, 2025
The UT Health San Antonio Blood Donor Center recently hosted its first blood drive since opening earlier this summer — and to great success. Thanks to dozens of students and staff members who answered the call to donate blood during the Dec. 4 blood dr …
Gastrointestinal cancer rising sharply in younger adults
December 4, 2025
UT Health San Antonio’s advanced endoscopy team leads efforts in early detection and prevention Gastrointestinal cancers were previously believed to primarily affect older adults, but over the past two decades, rates of these cancers have increased dra …
Connecting with patients, supporting research at new Center for Brain Health
December 4, 2025
By Erika Howlett There are posters with Melissa Zamora’s phone number all throughout the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio. Patients who are interested in research studies can call Zamo …
Mays Cancer Center welcomes global experts to 48th San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
December 4, 2025
World’s largest breast cancer meeting advances innovation and collaboration Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 4, 2025 – The largest international gathering of breast cancer researchers returns to San Antonio and …
Collaborative research program aims to revolutionize cancer treatment
December 4, 2025
More than 70% of all cancers are impacted by mutations caused by a group of DNA-editing enzymes that drives tumor growth and drug resistance. The apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide, or APOBEC, family, is a dominant factor …
UT San Antonio junior faculty member awarded national aging research grant
December 3, 2025
A University of Texas at San Antonio scientist has been awarded a junior faculty grant from the American Federation for Aging Research, or AFAR. Sijia He, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology in the J …
New funding expands development of AI tools for suicide prevention training
December 2, 2025
The support, provided through the Face the Fight initiative and backed by USAA, the Humana Foundation and Reach Resilience, will fund AI programs focused on firearm safety conversations and crisis response planning, expanding ongoing work led by The University of Texas at San Antonio and Rush University.
New study maps protein structure involved in DNA repair, cancer pathways
December 2, 2025
Graphic by Maddy Stratton and Pirouz EbadiA recent study by scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Health Science Center used cryo-EM to show how certain enzymes pass SUMO along a pathway, similar to handing off a football during a game …