Lodge appointed chairman of Department of Pharmacology at UT Health Science Center

May 5, 2023

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 5, 2023) — Daniel Lodge, PhD, has been appointed chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The appointment, which took effect April 15, 2023, was announced by Robert Hromas, MD, dean of the health science center’s Joe […]




Dr. Elena Volpi appointed director of acclaimed Sam and Ann Barshop Institute

May 4, 2023

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 4, 2023) — The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has appointed Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA, as director of its Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. She will also be a professor in the Department of Medicine effective July […]




Burial of Ashes ceremony honors body donors, brings closure

May 4, 2023

SAN ANTONIO, May 4, 2023 – Beth Stewart says her mother always was one to “keep the ball rolling.” “At any gathering, you’d want my mother to be there, because she kept the conversation going,” she said. “The reason that people loved her so much was that my mother loved people. She was interested in […]




Construction underway on first-of-its-kind Center for Brain Health at UT Health Science Center San Antonio

May 2, 2023

$100 million comprehensive research and patient care center will offer the latest advancing therapies for dementia and all neurologic disorders Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 2, 2023) — Amid a rising tsunami of needed care for dementia and other neurologic diseases, construction began this week on the $100 million Center for Brain […]





Keeping a tighter rein on blood pressure in adults over 50 is desirable for brain health

April 21, 2023

Participants whose hypertension was more intensively managed had fewer lesions in the brain’s white matter Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 21, 2023) — Intensive blood pressure treatment significantly reduces the risk of adverse cerebrovascular events such as stroke. New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT […]