UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded five-year, $2.53 million NIH grant to study alcohol-assisted liver disease

June 21, 2024

Groundbreaking study could help reduce the need for transplants Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research to address pathologies behind the ailments in light of a limited supply of organ donors. At the forefront is Mengwei Zang, […]



Research finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer’s, dementia

June 21, 2024

Study led partly by UT Health San Antonio suggests new prevention strategies Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen in brain magnetic […]



UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry to launch new Center for Regenerative Sciences

June 14, 2024

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, June 14, 2024 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry is preparing to launch its Center for Regenerative Sciences, a new research initiative that aims to position the university at the forefront of regenerative dentistry and medicine. “The center […]

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Non-medical drivers of health training focuses on thinking beyond medicine

June 14, 2024

June 18 event draws about 250 medical residents, fellows-in-training Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 18, 2024 – To family medicine physician Lizette Lugo, MD, certain non-medical experiences shape every visit she has with her patients. “Those non-medical drivers will determine whether my patient has to choose between picking up the prescription I […]



A long-term ketogenic diet accumulates aged cells in normal tissues, a UT Health San Antonio-led study shows

May 17, 2024

Researchers urge, ‘Take a keto-break,’ for prevention Contacts: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Eileen Teves, (210) 450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Monica Taylor, (210) 450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, May 17, 2024 – A strict “keto-friendly” diet popular for weight loss and diabetes, depending on both the diet and individual, might not be all that friendly. A new study […]