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Laredo Regional Campus Advisory Council hosts UT System, UT Health San Antonio leadership
April 24, 2019Group reviews current programs in Laredo, discusses plans for future LAREDO (April 24, 2019) ― Collaborative programs for education, clinical care and research was the discussion topic April 4 among leadership of UT Health San Antonio and UT System leadership, and the Laredo Regional Campus Advisory Council (RCAD). The meeting took place at the UT […]
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Give Cancer the Boot raises $35,000 to help Mays Cancer Center patients
April 23, 2019Light rain didn’t keep 450 runners from participating in the 4th Annual Give Cancer the Boot Survivorship 5K Run/Walk. The April 6 event took place at the Mays Cancer Center, home of UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. This year’s run was the first chip-timed 5K event, with participants receiving a specially designed […]
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St. Louis program to help Fongang study Alzheimer’s-vascular interplay
April 23, 2019Bernard Fongang, Ph.D., of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been selected to participate in the PRIDE CVD-CGE Program, a research enrichment activity offered by Washington University at St. Louis. The primary objective […]
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Geriatric marmosets moving to the Southwest National Primate Research Center
April 18, 2019Note: Texas Biomed and UT Health San Antonio are teaming up to house the country’s largest marmoset colony dedicated to aging research. This story was posted on April 18, which is Biomedical Research Awareness Day. This day was created to educate students and the public on the importance of biomedical research and the humane use […]
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Study tracks unpredictability of intimate partner violence
April 18, 2019Tragically, one of every three American women will experience intimate partner violence during her lifetime. Victims suffer not only physical injuries but are at increased risk of mental disorders. This violence is often unpredictable, which may be its worst trait. Not knowing what will come next is sometimes a stronger predictor of a woman’s health […]
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Low-vision health event draws more than 200 Laredoans
April 16, 2019LAREDO (April 16. 2019) ― It was standing room only at the Laredo Regional Campus of UT Health San Antonio for a community health fair and educational program focusing on vision changes in elders. “We had a great turnout,” said Regional Dean Gladys Keene, M.D., describing the April 6 event. “We had more than 200 […]
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