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June 6, 2018
Dementia, a decline in mental ability that is severe enough to interfere with the activities of daily life, is not the result of a single mutation in a single gene, said Sudha Seshadri, M.D., professor and founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio. On the […]
May 31, 2018
For the third time in 10 years, UT Health San Antonio has garnered highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to speed the translation of research discovery into improved patient care. UT Health San Antonio will receive $24 million over the next five years under the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program. The […]
May 17, 2018
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded $6 million to UT Health San Antonio to support the recruitment of internationally known biochemist Patrick Sung, D.Phil. Dr. Sung’s discoveries have increased understanding of how DNA can repair damage induced by radiation, carcinogens and other causes. Cancer cells are particularly effective at repairing […]
May 8, 2018
SAN ANTONIO (May 8, 2018) ― A multi-institution clinical trial involving researchers from UT Health San Antonio shows significantly lower recurrence of bladder cancer in patients who received the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine. The results of the trial were published May 8, 2018, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Robert Svatek, M.D., a UT […]
May 2, 2018
Annual ceremony is open to the public WHAT: 2018 Burial of the Ashes Ceremony, a commemoration of the contributions of body donors to the educational mission of The University of Texas Health Science Center (now called UT Health San Antonio) WHEN: 5:30 p.m. today (May 2) WHERE: Memorial Park, Greehey Academic & Research Campus of […]
April 26, 2018
SAN ANTONIO (April 26, 2018) ― The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing has been awarded two grants totaling more than $4 million to educate Bexar County first responders in how to identify and reverse opioid overdose. Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor of nursing, received the grants from the Texas Health & Human […]
