UT San Antonio student researchers help shape future of dental care
May 20, 2026
A study published in the Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine explores an emerging approach to delivering local, fast-acting dental anesthesia while reducing the lingering numbness often associated with traditional techniques.
UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded $2.1M award to study cellular structures
May 19, 2026
Like a busy restaurant kitchen, our cells depend on well-organized working spaces to assemble the “recipes” that keep the body healthy. UT San Antonio scientist, David Libich, PhD, recently received a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how certain proteins form these organizational hubs and what happens when things do not go according to plan.
Drug shows promise for halting chronic pain before it starts
May 19, 2026
Scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) are investigating a major immune system pathway that leads to the development of chronic pain and a drug that has the potential to stop the process in its tracks. Their study, published April 22 in Cell Reports, is the first of its kind to show a path toward the prevention of chronic pain.
UT System $500,000 Faculty STARs award fuels UT San Antonio researcher’s mission to unravel dementia in South Texas
May 7, 2026
Claudia Suemoto, MD, PhD, from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has been awarded a $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award to tackle urgent research gaps in dementia. Sout …
UT Health San Antonio researchers awarded grant to study how circadian rhythm disruptions may contribute to Alzheimer’s
April 27, 2026
UT Health San Antonio researchers awarded grant to study how circadian rhythm disruptions may contribute to Alzheimer’s
UT San Antonio-led cancer research program could revolutionize treatment
April 23, 2026
Written by: Claire Kowalick More than 70% of cancers — including breast, bladder, cervical and lung cancer — show evidence of mutations linked to a group of enzymes called apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptides, or APOBEC. Reuben H …
UT San Antonio team studies circadian disruption’s role in Alzheimer’s disease
April 21, 2026
The University of Texas at San Antonio was recently awarded a highly competitive Alzheimer’s Association research grant to investigate the gene-environment interaction and how it may contribute to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. The grant will begin in April and provides $200,000 to fund the study over the next three years.
UT San Antonio launches naloxone vending machine on campus to combat opioid overdose
April 16, 2026
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT San Antonio, in collaboration with the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders and its statewide program Naloxone Texas, has installed a free naloxone vending machine to expand access to lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medication.
BioFest Days event spotlights innovation at Center for Brain Health
April 10, 2026
Agustín Ruiz, MD, PhD, biological core director with the Biggs Institute, speaks April 7 during a BioMed SA BioFest Days event at the UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health. The BioFest Days brought the community together April 7, for an …
Timing matters in longevity research
April 8, 2026
As new longevity interventions are being developed, the next questions are when, and for whom, do they work best? New UT San Antonio study introduces analytical tool to better hone aging interventions When scientists test potential life‑extendin …