UT Health San Antonio study links genetic changes to social behavior differences in autism, schizophrenia

December 5, 2024

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 5, 2024 – A study published in Molecular Psychiatry found that brain volume changes correlate with social behavior differences in psychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. The study, led by Noboru Hiroi, PhD., professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano […]

Two UT Health San Antonio scientists awarded V Foundation grants to advance innovative cancer research

December 2, 2024

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 2, 2024 – This year in the United States, it is projected that more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. Additionally, more than 600,000 people will die of the disease — an average of nearly 1,680 each day. The V […]

UT Health San Antonio scientist discovers stress-triggered pathway behind migraines

November 26, 2024

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 26, 2024 – Migraines are more than just bad headaches; they stem from a genetic neurological disease that causes suffering for one in seven people. Those who experience migraines can have a myriad of debilitating symptoms, including pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and […]

Thomas F. Patterson, MD, awarded highly prestigious Mastership (MACP) from the American College of Physicians

November 26, 2024

Led UT Health San Antonio’s COVID-19 clinical management Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 26, 2024 – Thomas F. Patterson, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been awarded the highly […]

UT Health San Antonio again honored for digital excellence by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

November 22, 2024

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 22, 2024 – For a second consecutive year, UT Health San Antonio has been recognized as a “Digital Health Most Wired” organization by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), an organization serving senior health care information technology leaders. The award is based on an annual survey […]

UT Health San Antonio-led study validates cerebral small vessel disease marker for wider use in dementia trials

November 21, 2024

Hispanics have a higher dementia risk from vascular injury Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 21, 2024 – A new neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease is related to general cognition and may serve to identify persons at risk of dementia in future clinical trials, a landmark study has found. The […]