Cancer Network: Mesa talks biggest breakthroughs in myelofibrosis in 2021
December 21, 2021
Dr. Ruben Mesa, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, gave a video interview about progress made in the treatment of myelofibrosis in 2021. Watch here
TCTMD.com: Cath lab teams find enduring lessons in COVID-19’s unending reign
December 21, 2021
Dr. Anand Prasad, Cardiology, is quoted in this story about participation improving, not diminishing, in cath conferences and complication reviews held virtually. Read story
KSAT 12: San Antonio doctors answer questions about omicron variant
December 21, 2021
Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, was interviewed by KSAT 12 in San Antonio on the latest about the COVID-19 omicron variant and the outlook for the holidays. Watch story
San Antonio Report: New UT Health San Antonio study could help treat long COVID
December 21, 2021
Dr. Thomas Patterson, Infectious Diseases, is the author of this commentary. Read commentary
Autism-linked gene, if deleted, results in less myelin
December 20, 2021
Mice missing one copy of the Tbx1 gene exhibit slower cognitive processing. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 20, 2021) — Myelin, a sheath of insulation around nerves that enables electrical impulses to efficien …
‘Living Beyond Cancer A-Z Symposium,’ scheduled Jan. 8, is postponed until a later date
December 20, 2021
Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The “Living Beyond Cancer A-Z: A Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health Antonio MD Anderson Symposium,” originally scheduled for Jan. 8, has been postponed until a later date. More info …
San Antonio Express-News: Here is how to survive mountain cedar season in Texas
December 20, 2021
Dr. Fred Campbell, General and Hospital Medicine, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News story about how to survive mountain cedar season in Texas. Read story
Visuals increase attention. Now science explains why.
December 20, 2021
In a paper published Dec. 17 in the journal Science Advances, authors from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also referred to as UT Health San Antonio) report that norepinephrine, a fundamental chemical for brain performance, is locally regulated in a brain region called the visual cortex.
Science Daily: Visuals increase attention; now science explains why
December 20, 2021
Scientists report that norepinephrine, a fundamental chemical for brain performance, is locally regulated in a brain region called the visual cortex. Dr. Martin Paukert, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, is quoted in this article about research supp …
Fox 29: SA STRONG: Local program gives mothers a chance at recovery
December 20, 2021
Dr. Lisa Cleveland, professor with the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, was interviewed for a story on KABB Fox 29 in San Antonio on the new Women’s Wellness Campus, which is being built with nonprofit Crosspoint Inc. to expand care for pregnan …