San Antonio Report: It took nearly 5 years to find Maria Llamas after she went missing. Did it need to?
January 27, 2025
Neela K. Patel, MD, chief, Division of Geriatrics and Supportive Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and outreach recruitment and engagement director at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted …
San Antonio Business Journal: UTSA takes major step toward historic merger
January 24, 2025
The University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken and The University of Texas at San Antonio President and soon-to-be Acting President of UT Health San Antonio, Taylor Eighmy, were quoted in this article. Read More (subscription requir …
San Antonio Report: UTSA president Taylor Eighmy named acting head of UT Health San Antonio
January 24, 2025
The University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken and The University of Texas at San Antonio President and soon-to-be Acting President of UT Health San Antonio, Taylor Eighmy, were quoted in this article. Read More
San Antonio Express-News: UTSA president Taylor Eighmy named head of UT Health San Antonio as institutions merge
January 24, 2025
The University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken and The University of Texas at San Antonio President and soon-to-be Acting President of UT Health San Antonio, Taylor Eighmy, were quoted in this article. Read More (subscription requir …
KENS 5: Healthy SA — Catching head and neck cancer early
January 22, 2025
Jay Ferrell, MD, associate professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now: KENS-5.com Watch Now: KENS 5 YouTube
Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID
January 22, 2025
Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID, with women aged 40 to 55 years having the highest propensity, according to a study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID, UT Health San Antonio-led RECOVER study shows
January 22, 2025
Women aged 40 to 55 years have highest risk Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 22, 2025 – Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID, with women aged 40 to 55 years having the highest prope …
Local grant boosts UT Health San Antonio scientist’s mission to advance phage therapy
January 22, 2025
Credit: Victor Padilla-Sanchez, The Catholic University of America NIH support from: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH) The T4 bacteriophage shown here infects the bacterium E.coli. T4’s invasion starts by touching down on the …
Discovery sheds light on Alzheimer’s disease risk across genetic types
January 22, 2025
Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects about 7 million Americans, a figure that is expected to nearly double by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. While there is no cure for the …
Connecting minds in dementia research: UT Health San Antonio leads bioinformatics program for African scientists studying neurodegenerative diseases
January 22, 2025
In the coming years, Africa is expected to sustain the greatest increase in Alzheimer’s and related dementia cases. Advancing the ability of African scientists to conduct research in these fields is critical for progress in understanding and treating t …