San Antonio Life Sciences Institute to meet Feb. 26

February 24, 2016

The San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI), which unites UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and UT San Antonio researchers on life sciences collaborative projects, is convening Feb. 26 at the Health Science Center for an informational forum.

San Antonio Life Science Institute



Holding breath may protect the heart during radiation therapy for breast cancer

February 8, 2016

The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is offering a first-in-region technique to help women with left-sided breast cancer. By having the women hold their breath while radiation therapy is delivered, specialists are protecting coronary arteries on the surface of the heart.

woman getting heart checked


Mesh-like scaffold is disordered in Alzheimer’s-affected cells

February 3, 2016

Skeleton that protects brain cells’ control center is found to be damaged SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 3, 2016)—Brain cell death in Alzheimer’s disease is linked to disruption of a skeleton that surrounds the nucleus of the cells, a researcher in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio said. […]




CTRC, other NCI Cancer Centers, issue call for HPV vaccination in children

January 27, 2016

Directors of the nation’s 69 National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers, including the Cancer Therapy & Research Institute of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, have called for all children and young adults to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV).

CTRC building


Research: Latino Kids Lack Play Spaces, Increasing Obesity Risk

January 19, 2016

Salud America!’s Active Spaces and Latino Kids research package includes an in-depth review of the latest science on the U.S. physical activity environment for Latinos, policy recommendations based on that research, and an issue brief, animated video, and infographics.

Latino kids playing in playground