Researchers to test psychedelic drug plus therapy to help military members with PTSD
February 27, 2025
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and their collaborators at Emory University have received a $4.9 million grant aimed at significantly improving treatment and recovery rates for individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Early bumetanide restores social communication in fragile X, autism model
January 15, 2025
Research offers new insights for targeted, early interventions of autism spectrum disorder In a groundbreaking study published Dec. 24 in Genomic Psychiatry, scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San An …
Breaking barriers: Collaborative research on binge eating disorders in older Hispanic women
January 2, 2025
Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and Trinity University are partnering with the San Antonio Food Bank for a four-year study on eating disorders in a highly targeted population of city …
Smartphone app can help reduce opioid use and keep patients in treatment, UT Health San Antonio study shows
December 30, 2024
Patients with opioid use disorder can reduce their days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when using a smartphone app as supportive therapy in combination with medication, a new study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at …
UT Health San Antonio study links genetic changes to social behavior differences in autism, schizophrenia
December 3, 2024
A study published in October 2024 in Springer Nature’s Molecular Psychiatry found that brain volume changes correlate with social behavior differences in psychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.
University awarded $12 million to further develop opioid use disorder drug
September 30, 2024
Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI Charles P. France, PhD, to lead methocinnamox drug development program The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was awarded a $12 million cooperative agreement (U01) from …
Healing young minds: UT Health San Antonio’s initiatives to address the adolescent mental health crisis
September 6, 2024
This story is featured in the September 2024 issue of the Bexar County Medical Society’s San Antonio Medicine Magazine. For the past decade, adolescent mental health disorders have skyrocketed, an issue propelled even further by the COVID-19 pandemic. …
UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry names director of Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research
August 27, 2024
Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, is a world-renowned expert in pain research Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor of endodontics at the School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), h …
Study explores mechanisms behind chronic pain related to sleep apnea
August 20, 2024
Lack of oxygen can sensitize nerve cells, leading to long-term pain More than 100 million people worldwide are affected by obstructive sleep apnea. This health condition causes a person to stop breathing numerous times while they are sleeping. Reduced …
UT Health San Antonio’s Brett Ginsburg selected for Wellcome Leap Untangling Addiction program
August 20, 2024
Study will evaluate biomarkers and novel treatments for alcohol use disorder Brett Ginsburg, PhD, director of the Biochemical Pharmacology Analytical Laboratory at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), wa …