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 …
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 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 …
Pharmacy Times: Researchers Identify Key Lipid Pathways That Influence Alzheimer’s Progression
December 2, 2025
Pharmacy Times: Researchers Identify Key Lipid Pathways That Influence Alzheimer’s Progression
New center launches with focus on chronic infectious diseases
December 1, 2025
Thomas Patterson, MD, speaks about the RECOVER long COVID study Nov. 14 at the Center for Chronic Infectious Diseases symposium. The University of Texas at San Antonio marked the launch of its new Center for Chronic Infectious Diseases on Nov. 1 …
The New York Times: Dementia Comes in Many Forms. Alzheimer’s Is Just One.
December 1, 2025
The New York Times: Dementia Comes in Many Forms. Alzheimer’s Is Just One.
EurekaAlert!: UT Health San Antonio leads $4 million study on glucagon hormone’s role in diabetes, obesity
November 26, 2025
EurekaAlert!: UT Health San Antonio leads $4 million study on glucagon hormone’s role in diabetes, obesity
KENS 5: UT Health San Antonio now has $4 million to launch a first-of-its-kind study on diabetes and obesity
November 26, 2025
KENS 5: UT Health San Antonio now has $4 million to launch a first-of-its-kind study on diabetes and obesity
Texas Public Radio | The Source: Early detection key as stomach cancer rates remain high among Latinos
November 26, 2025
Texas Public Radio | The Source: Early detection key as stomach cancer rates remain high among Latinos