American Journal of Managed Care: Hereditary Hemochromatosis — A Preventable Burden Hidden in Plain Sight
July 17, 2026
Usha Perepu, MD, clinical professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the Long School of Medicine and the director of classical hematology at Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health system of The U …
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 and health sys …

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 interdisciplinary approaches, said Co-Editor-in-Chief Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FACC, FAHA, dean of the Kate Marmion School of Public Health at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
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 and health system of The Universit …
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 and health system of The …
US Weekly: How a Study of 678 Nuns in a Quiet Convent Unlocked New Information About Dementia and Alzheimer’s
July 16, 2026
Kyra Clarke, a UT Health San Antonio doctoral student and co-author of a scientific review in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, was quoted in this article. Read More
PBS (KLRN): The Business of Business — San Antonio | July 2026
July 16, 2026
Francisco Cigarroa, MD, senior executive vice president for health affairs and health system, The University of Texas at San Antonio, joined host Henry Cisneros and Dr. Larry Schlesinger, president and CEO of Texas Biomed, for a discussion on the $44 b …

UT Health San Antonio study links sleeping long hours with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein
July 16, 2026
Findings could signal early neurodegenerative processes at work 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 fro …

UT Health San Antonio study links sleeping long hours with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein
July 16, 2026
Findings could signal early neurodegenerative processes at work Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, July 16, 2026 – Regularly sleeping long hours each night is associated with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related pro …
