UT Health San Antonio ranks top 10 nationally as fastest-rising institution for research output

June 26, 2024

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been rated number six of the top rising 25 institutions in North America, according to Nature Index, a database of author affiliations and institutional relationships. Nature Index tracks contributions to research […]




UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded five-year, $2.53 million NIH grant to study alcohol-assisted liver disease

June 21, 2024

Groundbreaking study could help reduce the need for transplants Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research to address pathologies behind the ailments in light of a limited supply of organ donors. At the forefront is Mengwei Zang, […]




Research finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer’s, dementia

June 21, 2024

Study led partly by UT Health San Antonio suggests new prevention strategies Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen in brain magnetic […]




UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry to launch new Center for Regenerative Sciences

June 14, 2024

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, June 14, 2024 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry is preparing to launch its Center for Regenerative Sciences, a new research initiative that aims to position the university at the forefront of regenerative dentistry and medicine. “The center […]

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Non-medical drivers of health training focuses on thinking beyond medicine

June 14, 2024

June 18 event draws about 250 medical residents, fellows-in-training Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 18, 2024 – To family medicine physician Lizette Lugo, MD, certain non-medical experiences shape every visit she has with her patients. “Those non-medical drivers will determine whether my patient has to choose between picking up the prescription I […]