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UT Health San Antonio scientist awarded $300,000 grant to study effect of Spanish-language interpretation on child mental health outcomes

August 7, 2024

A researcher with (UT Health San Antonio) was awarded a $300,000 research project grant through the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium’s New and Emerging Children’s Mental Health Research initiative. Jessica Sandoval, MD, associate clinical professor with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, in the Joe R. and […]

Antiretroviral drug shows potential for Alzheimer’s disease treatment in early clinical trials

July 31, 2024

Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also known as UT Health San Antonio, led a pilot study of the Food and Drug Administration-approved antiretroviral drug lamivudine, to determine if it could be a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Almost half of what makes up the human genome are […]

UT Health San Antonio faculty member helps create universal long COVID definition

July 31, 2024

A report released June 11 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) provides a working definition of long COVID. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]

‘Think Science: Let’s talk about addiction’ held Monday at UT Health San Antonio

July 19, 2024

Substance use disorders, recovery and impact of the Be Well Institute among topics discussed An enthusiastic audience of colleagues, volunteers, students and members of the public turned out Monday night for Texas Public Radio’s (TPR’s) “Think Science: Let’s talk about addiction” live question and answer event held in partnership with The University of Texas Health […]

Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy welcomes 15th cohort of high-schoolers for hands-on research

July 18, 2024

Latest $1 million donation helps eliminate barriers to success Adriana Avendano was just a high school junior when a doctor asked her if he should recommend a hysterectomy for his patient with severe endometriosis. She was participating as a Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy scholar at UT Health San Antonio, one of 20 area high-schoolers in her cohort […]

School of Health Professions’ NeuroRecovery Research Lab celebrates open house

July 12, 2024

The School of Health Professions recently celebrated the opening of its NeuroRecovery Research Lab, which is dedicated to spinal cord injury rehabilitation research. The lab is housed in the School of Health Professions rehabilitation services clinical space at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. The June 13 […]