Gene therapy doubles survival in recurrent glioblastoma

October 2, 2015

An experimental gene therapy essentially doubled the overall survival of patients with recurrent glioblastoma compared to the current standard of care, according to a study by the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.


Research shows a cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in Type 1 diabetes

October 2, 2015

New research provides a molecular basis for why 80 percent of patients with longstanding Type 1 diabetes have chronic gastrointestinal symptoms including gastroparesis (delayed emptying of food), irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal distension and fecal incontinence, significantly reducing their quality of life.