Be Well Center seeks volunteers for anti-cocaine studies

July 2, 2008

An estimated 20,000-plus people in San Antonio who use cocaine each year initially feel a heightened sense of reward or pleasure with the illegal stimulant.

Lawmakers from 6 state capitols to visit Health Science Center

June 25, 2008

Issues in cardiology will be the topic this week as a group of state legislators visit The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Health Science Center hires Maher as vice president of human resources

June 20, 2008

Mary L. Maher, M.A., who has been a leader in the human resources field for more than 25 years, joined The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio June 1 as its first vice president of human resources.

Health Science Center helps develop new Web resource to promote health care innovation

June 20, 2008

A new national Web resource designed to promote innovation in the delivery of health care was launched this spring by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Future doctors, nurses to model diet, exercise for middle-school children

June 18, 2008

Young teens from a San Antonio barrio will learn about fitness, eating right, and other healthy behaviors from future doctors and nurses this summer, thanks to a new class at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Scientists: Protein that predicts Alzheimer’s also predicts HIV progression

June 17, 2008

A protein that is one of the major predictors of Alzheimer’s disease also predicts the pace at which HIV-infected persons will progress to death, San Antonio scientists reported this week.