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Psychiatric disorders often share common genetic risk, according to study of more than 850,000 patients
June 22, 2018By poring over data from hundreds of thousands of patients, a worldwide team that included Sudha Seshadri, M.D., of UT Health San Antonio, found that psychiatric disorders share a great deal of common genetic variant risk, whereas neurological disorders appear to be more distinct from one another and from the psychiatric disorders. Dr. Seshadri is […]
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New Action Pack helps schools become ‘trauma sensitive’ to kids
June 20, 2018Media contact: Cliff Despres, (210) 562-6517, despres@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 21, 2018) — About half of U.S. children suffer abuse, poverty, parental incarceration and other trauma. These kids face deep emotional, physical and mental scars. How can schools support and help students dealing with trauma? The new Salud America! “Trauma-Sensitive School Action Pack” is a […]
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NCI-Designated Cancer Centers endorse goal of eliminating HPV-related cancers
June 7, 2018Cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) are a significant public health problem. The National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Centers fully endorse the goal of eliminating cancers caused by HPV through gender-neutral HPV vaccination and evidence-based cancer screening.
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Dementia and genes to be discussed June 14
June 6, 2018Dementia, a decline in mental ability that is severe enough to interfere with the activities of daily life, is not the result of a single mutation in a single gene, said Sudha Seshadri, M.D., professor and founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio. On the […]
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UT Health San Antonio receives $24 million NIH research boost
May 31, 2018For the third time in 10 years, UT Health San Antonio has garnered highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to speed the translation of research discovery into improved patient care. UT Health San Antonio will receive $24 million over the next five years under the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program. The […]
Read moreCPRIT grant helps recruit top DNA repair scientist
May 17, 2018The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded $6 million to UT Health San Antonio to support the recruitment of internationally known biochemist Patrick Sung, D.Phil. Dr. Sung’s discoveries have increased understanding of how DNA can repair damage induced by radiation, carcinogens and other causes. Cancer cells are particularly effective at repairing […]
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