Team discovers novel root cause of tau-induced neurodegeneration

April 13, 2022

mRNA quality control identified as novel drug target for Alzheimer’s and related dementias Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 13, 2022) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) today reported the discovery of a novel mechanism by which pathological forms of tau […]

San Antonio Oral Cancer Walk 2022 set for April 23

April 11, 2022

Registration underway for event at UT Health San Antonio Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry is partnering with The Oral Cancer Foundation to host The San Antonio Oral Cancer Walk 2022 on Saturday, April 23, celebrating oral cancer survivors and honoring those lost to the […]

Restraining a liver enzyme could help us trim down, reduce appetite

April 5, 2022

Novel approach identified to tackle metabolic diseases. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 5, 2022) — In a breakthrough discovery, scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) today reported that inhibiting a liver enzyme in obese mice decreased the rodents’ appetite, increased energy […]

World life expectancy for persons 70 or older grew two years, 1990 to 2019, but disability rates were constant

March 29, 2022

Findings for more than 200 countries to be available to stakeholders globally Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Persons aged 70 years or more worldwide were found to live more than two years longer in 2019 than in 1990, with increases in almost all of more than 200 countries, according to a landmark […]