Lupus is an attack from the inside
August 8, 2005
The autoimmune disease lupus is at best a moving target for patients and physicians.
Barshop Institute educates new group of scientists studying aging
August 2, 2005
A $2.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) is enabling the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the Health Science Center to train the next generation of gerontologists – the scientists who study aging.
Segura selected to join prestigious Hispanic leadership program
August 2, 2005
Adriana Segura, D.D.S., M.S., Health Science Center professor of general dentistry and at-large member of the Executive Committee, joined a group of exemplary individuals last week when she was one of only 10 Americans selected to participate in the HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) W.K. Kellogg Leadership Fellows Program.
HSC offers early acceptance into PA program to eligible TAMIU students
August 2, 2005
Laredo and the Mid Rio Grande Border Region can expect to have more homegrown physician assistants (PA’s) in their midst within a few years, thanks to a new agreement signed Monday by the presidents of the Health Science Center and Texas A&M International University.
CATCH Academy prepares South Texas students for health careers
July 26, 2005
Twenty South Texas high school students visited the Health Science Center last week to participate in a one-week camp designed for select students and their teachers to learn about a variety of allied health field topics.
No blood? No problem. HSC researchers solve a drug-related death dilemma
July 26, 2005
In the past, when a badly decomposed body arrived at the Bexar County Forensic Science Center, forensic toxicologists faced a dilemma if the blood in the corpse had dried up.