‘Double Helix’ artwork illuminates the beauty of science in motion
July 21, 2026
Near the main entrance of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Health Science Center campus, a striking metallic “Double Helix” sculpture greets thousands of drivers each day as they make their way through the South Texas Medical Center — a …
Biggs Institute at UT Health San Antonio to lead $2.5 million national, multi-site study on dementia with Lewy bodies
July 21, 2026
Teaming with UF, UCSF and VCU to improve detection, bring hope Contacts: UT Health San Antonio, Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu University of Florida, Jill Pease, (352) 273-5816, jpease@PHHP.UFL.EDU University of California San Francisco …
Summer internship program prepares students for careers in adolescent health
July 20, 2026
UT Teen Health hosted nine college students from across the country to learn what it takes to improve teen health in South Texas.
Researchers uncover potential strategy for safer cancer treatments
July 20, 2026
UT San Antonio scientists have found a potential treatment to limit organ damage during cancer treatment. Scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio discovered a potential path to maintaining the cancer-fighting benefits of one type of …
UT Health San Antonio’s $1 billion multiyear investment helps meet demand for care
July 17, 2026
Healthcare is a strong economic driver in San Antonio, generating more than $43 billion annually and supporting nearly 200,000 jobs across the region, according to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. As the region’s academic health center, UT Health San Antonio contributes approximately $3.2 billion annually through patient care, research, education and workforce development.
WGN-TV (Chicago): UT Health San Antonio study links sleeping long hours with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein
July 16, 2026
Regularly sleeping long hours each night is associated with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein in the blood, even accounting for other health factors, suggests a new study at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The Univers …
Second edition of cardiovascular encyclopedia reflects rapid advances in heart medicine
July 16, 2026
As cardiovascular science advances at a rapid pace, the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Cardiovascular Research and Medicine has arrived as a timely and essential guide to a field being reshaped by discovery, technology and increasingly in …
San Antonio Report: San Antonio could get psychedelic drug clinical trials to help treat veterans
July 16, 2026
Alan Peterson, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the STRONG STAR Consortium, was quoted in this article. Read More
Texas Standard: Late Cowboys player’s CTE diagnosis puts spotlight back on the disease
July 16, 2026
Kevin F. Bieniek, PhD, director of the Comparative Anatomy and Neuropathology Laboratory at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San …
Goodtaste with Tanji: Chemical Exposure and Parkinson’s What You Need To Know!
July 16, 2026
Okeanis Vaou, MD, FAAN, clinical associate professor and chief of the Movement Disorders Division of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texa …