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) received a collaborative $12.6 million program project grant from the National Cancer Institute to define the functions and regulation of BRCA1, BRCA2 and related tumor suppressor genes and find new ways to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 18, 2024 Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY Run/walk event supports pediatric cancer research WHAT:          Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), hosts the inaugural Strides Against Kids Cancer 5K Run/Walk to raise awareness about […]

Weight-maintaining hormone key to brain-signal transmission 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 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health […]

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) […]