Study identifies promising new hepatitis C treatment

January 4, 2013

A study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine offers hope of an effective treatment for hepatitis C with fewer ill effects than interferon therapy, which has long been the standard of care.





CPRIT funds study of drug resistance in glioblastomas

December 7, 2012

Studies of how to overcome drug resistance in deadly central nervous system tumors called glioblastomas will propel forward thanks to $755,718 from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas.


UT Health Science Center San Antonio spin-out company Rapamycin Holdings licenses drug’s intellectual property

December 7, 2012

The ability of rapamycin-related drugs to potentially slow the aging process — suggested in animal experiments at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio — has led to establishment of a new San Antonio biotech company, Rapamycin Holdings Inc., which is licensing exclusive rights to intellectual property central to several aspects of the rapamycin-related drugs.