Newswise: NIH Grant aims to enhance scientific models of aging focused on creating better intervention tools for age-related decline

November 6, 2020

Adam Salmon, PhD, associate professor in the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, is included in this story about new grant funding and studies of aging in marmosets to better understand and define the hallmarks of aging in nonhuman primates. The research is being conducted with Texas Biomedical Research Institute. Read […]

Becker’s Healthcare Podcast: Ruben Mesa, Executive Director at the Mays Cancer Center

November 6, 2020

Ruben Mesa, MD, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, discusses the evolution in oncology treatment, advances in cardiac disease and more. Listen to the podcast.

News 4: UT Health San Antonio cancer expert explains signs, symptoms of a sarcoma

November 5, 2020

Rajiv Rajani, MD, chief of orthopaedic oncology at the Mays Cancer Center, discussed the signs and symptoms of sarcoma during a live segment on News 4 to spread awareness about cancer screening and prevention. Watch the interview.

Argonne National Laboratory: Hide and seek: Understanding how COVID-19 evades detection in a human cell

November 3, 2020

Yogesh Gupta, PhD, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, and his lab are using the Advanced Photon Source (APS), at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, to discover new insights into the ways the SARS-CoV-2 virus camouflages itself inside the human body. This pivotal discovery was published in Nature Communications. Read the story.

Laredo Morning Times: Here’s what local doctors are saying about a possible coronavirus spike in San Antonio

November 3, 2020

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, are quoted in this story in the Laredo Morning Times (part of the company that also owns the San Antonio Express-News) about a possible coronavirus spike, the importance of diligence in the wearing of masks and social distancing, and the fact that hospitals are […]

San Antonio Magazine: Dr. Junda Woo on Battling COVID-19 in Bexar County

November 2, 2020

Dr. Barbara Taylor, associate professor of infectious diseases and assistant dean of the MD/MPH program in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, is quoted in this story about Dr. Junda Woo, medical director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Dr. Taylor commented on Dr. Woo’s advocacy for marginalized communities and […]