CPRIT awards $3.7 million to UT Health San Antonio

August 17, 2017

SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 17, 2017) ―The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) on Aug. 16 announced $3.5 million for cancer prevention and research programs and faculty recruitment at The University of Texas Health Science Center, now called UT Health San Antonio. Recruitment of Siyuan Zheng, Ph.D. A $2 million CPRIT award will bring […]

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UT Health researchers developing new drug to fight therapy-resistant ER-positive breast cancer

August 9, 2017

SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 9, 2017) ― Researchers at UT Health San Antonio and two partner institutions are developing a new, first-in-class agent that has stopped the growth of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in its tracks. The new agent is a molecule called ERX-11 that has blocked the growth of recurring breast cancer tumors. Ratna Vadlamudi, Ph.D., […]

Images of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer with and without ERX-11.


Team discovers why drug fails to kill flatworm species

August 4, 2017

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center, now called UT Health San Antonio, have discovered why oxamniquine, a drug used to treat a global infection called schistosomiasis, is only effective against one species of the parasitic flatworm and not two others.


Get kids more access to water with #SaludWater!

August 2, 2017

Did you know Latino kids are more dehydrated and drink less water than white kids, heightening risk of fatigue and impacting brain function? That’s why the #SaludWater health campaign is underway!

Girl at filtered water station



‘My kid is in there,’ MRIs of locked-in children confirm

July 31, 2017

Structural and functional MRI in children resuscitated after drowning pinpoints the site of anoxic brain injury to regions controlling movement, while providing strong evidence that networks controlling perception and cognition remain largely intact.

Dr. Peter Fox, UT Health San Antonio, with Liz Tullis, parent and MRI research coauthor