Construction underway on first-of-its-kind Center for Brain Health at UT Health Science Center San Antonio

May 2, 2023

$100 million comprehensive research and patient care center will offer the latest advancing therapies for dementia and all neurologic disorders Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 2, 2023) — Amid a rising tsunami of needed care for dementia and other neurologic diseases, construction began this week on the $100 million Center for Brain […]




Keeping a tighter rein on blood pressure in adults over 50 is desirable for brain health

April 21, 2023

Participants whose hypertension was more intensively managed had fewer lesions in the brain’s white matter Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 21, 2023) — Intensive blood pressure treatment significantly reduces the risk of adverse cerebrovascular events such as stroke. New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT […]


Flies, worms poorly predict drugs’ life span effects in mice, study indicates

April 21, 2023

Doctoral student’s research suggests difficulty of translating longevity interventions from lower species to mammals If a drug extends the life span of worms or flies, is it likely to do the same in mice? Michael Bene, PhD student Not typically based on the existing data, said Michael Bene, a sixth-year doctoral student at The University […]




Flies, worms poorly predict drugs’ life span effects in mice, study indicates

April 21, 2023

  Doctoral student’s research suggests difficulty of translating longevity interventions from lower species to mammals Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 21, 2023) — If a drug extends the life span of worms or flies, is it likely to do the same in mice? Not typically based on the existing data, said Michael […]




Select cells ‘home in on the skin like guided missiles’ at birth to enhance immunity

April 13, 2023

Protection is afforded infants against disease-causing bacteria Certain immune cells possess a homing property that directs them to the skin at birth to protect the baby, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered. “These T cells home in on the skin like a guided missile,” […]