CPRIT awards UT Health San Antonio $3.4 million to increase HPV vaccination rates in Bexar County, develop transformative technologies targeting drug-resistant cancers

June 2, 2025

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received $3,395,970 in new academic research and prevention awards as part of the latest $98 million funding round announced on May 21 by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The state agency, which focuses on funding evidence-based […]



UT Health San Antonio researchers discover new links between heart disease and dementia

May 30, 2025

  People who are at higher risk for heart disease also seem more likely to develop dementia. And research led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has discovered new associations between various lipid, or fat, levels in the blood and the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, the most […]



Making groundbreaking discoveries with local and global impact

May 29, 2025

In the past five years, UT Health San Antonio has conducted more than 600 clinical research projects with one goal in mind — making lives better for people in San Antonio, Texas and beyond through innovative solutions to today’s most challenging health problems.

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Robert Clark, MD, honored with prestigious Middleton Award for Veterans Affairs research excellence

May 15, 2025

As the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs celebrates its 100th anniversary of Veterans Affairs research, it honors biomedical and behavioral scientists whose work exemplifies the Veterans Affairs’ century-long legacy of dedication and innovation in the service of veterans’ health. Robert A. Clark, MD, professor of medicine and director of the Institute for Integration of Medicine […]