New study looks at prevalence of epilepsy in veterans with traumatic brain injury

July 30, 2014

By studying the medical records of veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found those with mild TBIs — which are experienced by 85 percent of veterans with such injuries – were approximately 28 percent more likely of having epilepsy than individuals without TBIs.




Anti-pain agent shrinks oral cancers, leaves healthy tissues alone

July 22, 2014

Mouse models of human oral cancer treated with an agent called capsazepine showed dramatic tumor shrinkage without damage to surrounding tissues, researchers from the School of Dentistry and School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found.