Francisco González-Scarano, M.D., new dean of the School of Medicine
April 13, 2010
A nationally recognized neurologist has been named the new dean of the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
New film depicts the importance of end-of-life decisions
April 12, 2010
“Advance Directives,” a short film about two young adults and their differing approaches to end-of-life decisions, premieres in San Antonio just ahead of National Healthcare Decisions Day.
A drug that extends life span prevents Alzheimer’s deficits
April 12, 2010
If research results continue to be repeated and are turned into clinical trials, a drug already approved for some uses could be marshaled — sooner than we expect — to prevent Alzheimer’s disease in humans and improve health to the end of life.
Research, supported by Voelcker Fund, explains why some human lymphomas can be deadly
April 9, 2010
Annually 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. Approximately half will die of this disease despite the latest, state-of-the-art treatment.
CTRC study is testing viral therapy for lung cancer
April 9, 2010
A virus that destroys cancer cells but leaves normal cells unharmed may offer hope to those affected by one of the most deadly forms of lung cancer, according to investigators from the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
‘Eternity Soup’ author to read excerpts April 12 in honor of Barshop Institute
April 6, 2010
Arlan G. Richardson, Ph.D., director of the Barshop Institute, will welcome nationally known writer Greg Critser, who in January 2010 published “Eternity Soup: Inside the Quest to End Aging.”