News-Medical.net: Lamin nucleoskeleton disordered in Alzheimer’s

February 1, 2016

Brain cell death in Alzheimer’s disease is linked to disruption of a skeleton that surrounds the nucleus of the cells, a researcher in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio said. Read the full story at News-Medical.net


Express-News: Long-ago gifts still helping entrepreneurs

February 1, 2016

Some gifts never stop giving.  For San Antonio’s technology and life sciences communities, the contributions from three men who died between 2004 and 2015 still are boosting the outlooks for those industries because of their leadership and generosity. Read the full story at Express-News


San Antonio Express-News: Cancer centers urge HPV vaccine

February 1, 2016

The nation’s top cancer centers — including the Cancer Therapy & Research Center of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio — urged that all children and young adults be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), a rare united effort born of frustration that an effective weapon against the disease isn’t being fully utilized. Read the […]




Texas Public Radio: Think Health Science: Clinical trials at the CTRC

January 29, 2016

Join Texas Public Radio and CTRC presenting the next Think Health Science: Clinical Trials at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, March 9 at Pestana Lecture Hall, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio with speaker Andrew Brenner, M.D., Ph.D. Read the full story at Texas Public Radio

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News 4: High school student assists in saving life

January 29, 2016

Eight students at Madison High School are enrolled in the EMT program. The program is a partnership between Northeast ISD, the UT Health Science Center, and the San Antonio Fire Department. The curriculum requires each student spend three eight-hour shifts with San Antonio EMS and inside the University Hospital emergency department. Graciele Aguilar says she has always […]

High school student saves life with CPR