Study explores mechanisms behind chronic pain related to sleep apnea

August 20, 2024

Lack of oxygen can sensitize nerve cells, leading to long-term pain More than 100 million people worldwide are affected by obstructive sleep apnea. This health condition causes a person to stop breathing numerous times while they are sleeping. Reduced sleep time and sleep quality can lead to numerous health problems including obesity, high blood pressure, […]

Insomnia and sleep disorders


UT Health San Antonio’s Brett Ginsburg selected for Wellcome Leap Untangling Addiction program

August 20, 2024

Study will evaluate biomarkers and novel treatments for alcohol use disorder Brett Ginsburg, PhD, director of the Biochemical Pharmacology Analytical Laboratory at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), was selected as a performer with the Wellcome Leap Untangling Addiction program. Wellcome Leap is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization […]



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 […]



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 […]