MedCity News: StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups

May 7, 2021

Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug discovery and development company advancing novel neuroprotective therapeutics for treating neurodegenerative brain injuries, is mentioned in this MedCity News story. Dr. James Lechleiter, Cell Systems and Anatomy, is the inventor and patent holder on technology licensed to Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc. Read the story.



Fox 29: 22% of new COVID cases in U.S. found in children, doctors explain why

May 7, 2021

Dr. J.B. Cantey, Pediatrics, explained to the KABB TV audience that as the proportion of older adults either get immunized or have had the infection, the total number of COVID cases wane, thereby cases in children (not yet eligible to receive the vaccine) will become a bigger and bigger portion of the cases; also as […]


KSAT 12: San Antonio researchers hope new study benefits Latino cancer survivors

May 7, 2021

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Salud America!, was interviewed about a new study called  “Avanzando Caminos (Leading Pathways): The Hispanic/ Latino Cancer Survivorship Study” that will unpack the social, cultural, behavioral, psychosocial, biological and medical influences on post-cancer life in Latino cancer survivors. Watch the story.