Gear Up Against Kids Cancer bike race set for April 1

March 28, 2023

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (March 28, 2023) — The second Gear Up Against Kids Cancer bike race will take place this Saturday, April 1, in Wilson County. Proceeds from the event will fund laboratory science at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science […]


Diabetes and obesity: Questions and answers with Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD

March 28, 2023

On this Diabetes Alert Day, March 28, 2023, we present a conversation with Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD. Solis is chief of endocrinology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She speaks about both diabetes and obesity, which she […]




Diabetes and obesity: Questions and answers with Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD

March 28, 2023

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu On this Diabetes Alert Day, March 28, 2023, we present a conversation with Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD. Solis is chief of endocrinology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She speaks about both […]




Novel drug makes mice slim even on sugary, fatty diet

March 22, 2023

Compound limits magnesium transport in cellular power plants called mitochondria. Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have developed a small-molecule drug that prevents weight gain and adverse liver changes in mice fed a high-sugar, high-fat Western diet throughout life. “When we give this drug to […]




Novel drug makes mice slim even on sugary, fatty diet

March 21, 2023

Compound limits magnesium transport in cellular power plants called mitochondria. Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (March 21, 2023) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have developed a small-molecule drug that prevents weight gain and adverse liver changes in mice fed a […]




Long School of Medicine seniors match to residencies on Match Day

March 20, 2023

One-fourth of Class of 2023 will remain in Bexar County and 55% will remain in Texas. Nearly 200 senior students of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine learned where they will do their medical residencies during the annual Match Day ceremony held March 17 at the Chicken N Pickle restaurant. The […]