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March 7, 2018
A mutant oncogene in Ewing traps BRCA1 and prevents it from repairing genetic damage. Scientists with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio have discovered a surprising connection between a breast cancer protein, BRCA1, and a pediatric cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Their findings, reported March 7 in the journal Nature, reveal a completely […]
March 6, 2018
Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population, according to a comprehensive survey of 2,279 individuals conducted via social media and direct email. The research team including Teresa Evans, Ph.D., and Lindsay Bira, Ph.D., of UT Health San Antonio describe their results in […]
March 6, 2018
Participants’ blood samples were drawn years before their dementia diagnosis. Sudha Seshadri, M.D., founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, is co-leader and senior author on research announced March 6 that identifies novel biomarkers of risk for future dementia. Dementia is a rising tidal wave […]
February 23, 2018
SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 23, 2017) ― A partnership between Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, now called UT Health San Antonio, will offer a new certificate nursing program to address the severe shortage of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in South Texas. Dr. Glenda Walker, TAMIU […]
February 23, 2018
SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 22, 2018) ― The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas this week awarded David Morilak, Ph.D., from UT Health San Antonio, a research award of $899,547. The funds will be used to study mechanisms and new treatments for cognitive impairment associated with a type of hormone treatment used in men with […]
February 19, 2018
Onside media contact: Cliff Despres, Office: 210-562-6517, Cell: (210) 616-1024 WHAT: The first-ever conference, Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos, will unite 225 U.S. and international cancer researchers and leaders in San Antonio to tackle Latino cancer from prevention to basic science, and treatment to policies. The Latino cancer conference is co-hosted by the […]
