$60 million in Tuition Revenue Bonds to build dynamic research facility

July 11, 2006

House Bill 153, recently passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry, is a milestone piece of legislation in the life of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and it will fund a signature research facility that will transform the face of the South Texas Medical Center, Health Science Center President Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., said July 11 at a campus visit by Gov. Perry.

Kudolo honored for study showing herb doesn’t cause insulin resistance

June 27, 2006

George Kudolo, Ph.D., professor in the department of clinical laboratory sciences at the Health Science Center, has received the Martin Goland Research Award from the Alamo Chapter of Sigma Xi.

Heart cells in aged mice contain many more random gene-expression combinations than same cells in young mice

June 27, 2006

As we age, our bodies increasingly lose the ability to repair errors that occur in our genetic blueprint, DNA.

SAFARI study examines variety of health problems in Hispanic children

June 20, 2006

Hundreds of children will be going on a safari beginning this summer. But this isn’t any ordinary safari.

Famous King Ranch’s soil yields intriguing virus samples

June 20, 2006

Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are viruses that attack and often kill bacteria.

New dental tool helps detect tooth decay in its earliest stages

June 20, 2006

A toothbrush and a string of mint-flavored dental floss are essential to 6-year-old Natalie Hoffmann’s bedtime routine.