UT Health San Antonio finds higher levels of leptin indicate brain protection against late-life dementia

September 18, 2024

Weight-maintaining hormone key to brain-signal transmission Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 18, 2024 – New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in middle-aged adults, according to a study by […]

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UT Health San Antonio finds genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and all-cause and vascular dementias

September 17, 2024

Researchers achieve largest-ever genome-wide association study of its kind Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 17, 2024 – In landmark research, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have reported the largest-ever genome-wide association study of dementia from all causes, revealing an overlap […]



UT Health San Antonio urologist discovers combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks

September 9, 2024

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, professor of medical education and urology at Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovers the combination of valproic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) […]

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UT Health San Antonio-led initiative receives multimillion-dollar support to improve heart health in South Texas

September 5, 2024

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu  A team of researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) are among four teams from across the United States that have been selected to launch community engagement centers thanks to a generous contribution from the American Heart Association and the Robert […]



UT Health San Antonio appoints alumnus as new executive director of Mays Cancer Center

September 3, 2024

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, alumnus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been appointed executive director of Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio and vice president for oncology for the health science center, effective Sept. 1, 2024. Zheng will […]