UT Health San Antonio scientists tie obesity to Alzheimer’s-related genes

February 22, 2023

Obesity in midlife and in women most closely linked to dementia Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 22, 2023) — In a new study, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) link obesity with 21 Alzheimer’s disease-related genes, providing a potential mechanistic explanation for […]

ACS grant to launch $4.1 million Latino Cancer Health Equity Research Center

February 21, 2023

Written by Cliff Despres, Institute for Health Promotion Research Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 21, 2023) — Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, of UT Health San Antonio is launching the new “Avanzando Equidad de Salud: Latino Cancer Health Equity Research Center” thanks to a four-year, $4.08 million grant from the American Cancer […]

UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing and Amerigroup team up to offer rural health visits

February 21, 2023

UT Health San Antonio contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Amerigroup Texas contact: Steve Scheibal, 512-762-8808, steve@newwestcomms.com SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 21, 2023 — Children and families in need of health care in rural Texas communities are being visited by mobile nursing clinics dispatched from the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at […]

$4 million from CPRIT to support cancer, aging and smoking cessation studies

February 16, 2023

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 16, 2023) — The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) will receive $4 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas in the state agency’s latest round of funding announced Feb. 15. A $2 million CPRIT recruitment award […]

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry community clinics target dental disease in Hispanic children

February 8, 2023

Local efforts help highlight National Children’s Dental Health Month Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content contributed by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO and LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 8, 2023 – Two satellite community clinics of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry are providing critical low-cost care, in particular addressing a high incidence of dental disease […]

Be Well Texas provides a Lyft to patients with substance use disorders

February 2, 2023

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 2, 2023 – A patient with a substance use disorder in a rural town outside Houston recently needed lab work done before she could be prescribed medication for her treatment. But she didn’t have a ride to the lab. Not a problem, as it turned out. Be […]