Study: Physical exercise impacts every type of tissue in the body and affects males and females differently
May 9, 2024
We all know that exercise is good for us, but figuring out the “why” and “how” of physical exercise’s effect on the body is the goal of a 10-year, multi-million dollar project through the National Institutes of Health called the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium, (MoTrPAC).
UT System Rising STARs award to advance Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases research in South Texas
March 1, 2024
Margaret Flanagan, MD, associate professor/clinical in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) r …
University among top-ranking academic research medical centers
February 22, 2024
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Rese …
Barshop Institute team discovers why liver disease is more severe in older people
October 3, 2023
Lower levels of a protective protein lead to liver inflammation, scarring Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) have identified a molecular pathway that connects aging to end-sta …
San Antonio Business Journal: UT Health San Antonio pursuing billion-dollar plan to expand SA research
May 18, 2023
UT Health San Antonio President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, was quoted in this article. Read Now
UT Health San Antonio responds to coming tsunami of dementia and other brain health challenges
May 1, 2023
This spring, UT Health San Antonio announced it will build a $100 million Center for Brain Health to enhance its Biggs Institute and the Department of Neurology of its Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
$4 million from CPRIT to support cancer, aging and smoking cessation studies
February 16, 2023
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) will receive $4 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas in the state agency’s latest round of funding announced Feb. 15. A $2 million …
Barshop Institute’s Palavicini attracts early scientist award
December 15, 2022
American Federation for Aging Research grant allows exploration of signaling molecules toxic in Alzheimer’s, diabetes, aging The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) selected Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, an early career scientist at The Univers …
Clusters of genes help mice live longer, team reports
November 1, 2022
The NIA Interventions Testing Program, including UT Health San Antonio, collaborated with peers in Tennessee and Switzerland. Researchers from the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded Interventions Testing Program recently reported the disco …
In the race to solve Alzheimer’s disease, scientists find more needles in the haystack
April 20, 2022
Thanks to international collaboration, more genetic variations for Alzheimer’s disease are known today than ever before. The list of gene variants recognized for late-onset Alzheimer’s grew from one in 2009 to 40 in 2022. This month, scientists published a list of 75, some of which are considered as prime drug targets. Drug development is underway.