As Candida auris spreads, UT Health San Antonio scientist highlights growing threat of antifungal resistance

August 12, 2026

As cases of Candida auris spread across the country and an UT Health San Antonio expert says better surveillance, awareness and new treatments will be critical to confronting the growing threat.

Any degree of physical activity may slow cognitive decline, study suggests

August 4, 2026

Staying physically active and managing blood sugar in midlife may be associated with slower cognitive decline later in life, according to new research from from UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio.

UT San Antonio scientist highlights growing threat of antifungal resistance

August 3, 2026

Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory and professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San Antonio said antifungal resistance is becoming an increasingly urgent problem around the globe.

UT San Antonio leans into market-first approach for commercializing discoveries, innovations

July 30, 2026

  For Anthony Robert Francis, who leads the Office of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at The University of Texas at San Antonio, commercialization begins with a different question: not whether an innovation or discovery has intellectual property protection, but whether there is a market for the idea. “We have a fairly unusual process inasmuch as […]