Scientists launch innovative therapy study to help Parkinson’s patients swallow safely

November 3, 2025

With a new $1.9 million grant from the United States Department of Defense, researchers will lead a phase 2, multisite clinical trial to test a novel treatment program designed to strengthen and retrain swallowing function in people with early Parkinson’s.

New program empowering South Texas teachers to be oral health champions   

October 30, 2025

With one of the lowest dentist-to-patient ratios in the U.S., and some of the nation’s highest childhood cavity rates, the research team is launching a school-centered program to promote prevention and build lifelong healthy habits. 

Targeting brain immune cells could restore Alzheimer’s-related lipid imbalance

October 20, 2025

New research from The University of Texas at San Antonio, in collaboration with the University of California at Irvine, shows that changes in brain fats, or lipids, play a major role in Alzheimer’s development and progression. Lipid imbalances can influence how amyloid proteins build up, and certain genes that regulate lipid metabolism are linked to Alzheimer’s risk.

San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference Oct. 20-21 offers latest science in treating psychological wounds of war

October 16, 2025

  Military City USA will welcome hundreds of researchers, clinicians, military leaders and policymakers Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 20-21, for the San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. They’ll gather at the Westin Riverwalk to discuss the latest advances in caring for those with the psychological wounds of war and how to lead more […]