From San Antonio to the world: UT San Antonio Health Science Center among top global research institutions
September 8, 2025
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center has been recognized among the top 2.4% of universities worldwide in the 2025 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), reaffirming its position as a global leader in biomedical discovery and innovation.
Inaugural cohort completes UT-MSTAR summer research program
September 3, 2025
New NIH-funded program aims to grow pipeline of students in aging research across Texas A new multi-site, eight-week research program aims to engage first-year medical students interested in aging medicine. The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevi …
First national review of anti-aging compounds
July 28, 2025
The first comprehensive review of the NIH’s Interventions Testing Program was published in July 2025. Study finds rapamycin shows greatest longevity effect in 20-year NIH Interventions Testing Program The first comprehensive review of two decade …
Thirty years of excellence: San Antonio Nathan Shock Center a global leader in aging research
July 22, 2025
Aging affects all living creatures and is the greatest factor in numerous diseases. The greatest health care burdens are borne by diseases in older patients — a population expected to nearly double by 2050, according to U.S. Census Bureau projec …
New Center for Brain Health pairs expert care with scientific discovery
July 21, 2025
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s (UT Health San Antonio) new Center for Brain Health will be a transformational facility bringing clinical care, innovative research and caregiver support together under one roof to r …
UT Health San Antonio team named XPRIZE Healthspan Semifinalist
June 5, 2025
More than 600 teams from 58 countries around the world entered the XPRIZE Healthspan competition. That number has now been whittled down to 100 semifinalists and 40 top award-winning milestone teams, including a team at The University of Texas Health S …
New lease on immunity: UT Health San Antonio scientists discover key component in thymic size, function
April 23, 2025
Extensive labyrinth-like processes characterize individual thymic epithelial cells in young mice identified using a mix of fluorescent proteins encoded by the “Confetti” reporter allele driven by FoxN1Cre. The thymus is a crucial training ground for T …
Aging reimagined: Study finds immune resilience counters key drivers of disease, mortality
April 23, 2025
Robust immune systems may offer up to 15.5-year survival advantage What if, rather than focusing solely on the drivers of disease (pathogenesis), we also explored the factors sustaining our health — the concept of salutogenesis (derived from Salus (h …
Ancient moves meet modern technology: AI-powered tai chi app aims to prevent falls in dementia patients
March 27, 2025
An ancient movement technique is merging with cutting-edge technology in a novel study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio aimed at preventing falls in people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Targeted drug offers hope for safe, effective senolytic treatment for liver disease, cancer
March 3, 2025
San Antonio has one of the highest rates of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in the United States, largely driven by high rates of obesity and diabetes in the region. This chronic liver condition can lead to serious heal …