Voelcker Academy trains next generation of San Antonio scientists
July 20, 2009
Twenty-two high school sophomores learn the fundamentals of sophisticated laboratory techniques at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Scientists find previously unseen effects of protein buildup in the diabetic baboon pancreas
July 20, 2009
Undesirable protein deposits in the islets of Langerhans, the area of the pancreas that makes glucose-controlling hormones, are increased even when blood sugar levels are barely above normal, according to a newly published study by diabetes researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Sporting clay shooting event to benefit cancer center
July 19, 2009
Over the past 15 years, Vulcan’s event has raised more than $1.3 million to benefit the CTRC, the region’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Center.
Team sequences genome of parasite that affects 200 million worldwide, Nature reports
July 17, 2009
An international team, including researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has sequenced the genome of Schistosoma mansoni (pictured), a parasite that infects 200 million in 76 countries through freshwater snails.
Health Science Center research to punctuate Hispanic nurses conference
July 17, 2009
When the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) convenes in San Antonio for its 34th Annual Conference next week, several School of Nursing faculty from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will play lead roles.
Easter Island compound extends lifespan of old mice, scientists report in Nature
July 8, 2009
UT Health Science Center, other centers reach same result: 28%-38% longer life