University among top-ranking academic research medical centers

February 22, 2024

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The university ranked No. 72 out of the 2,886 public and private institutions that received […]




Barshop Institute team discovers why liver disease is more severe in older people

October 3, 2023

Lower levels of a protective protein lead to liver inflammation, scarring Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) have identified a molecular pathway that connects aging to end-stage liver disease. A set of mechanistic processes, observed in mice fed an ethanol diet to mimic […]




Barshop Institute team discovers why liver disease is more severe in older people

October 3, 2023

Lower levels of a protective protein lead to liver inflammation, scarring Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 3, 2023) ­— Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) have identified a molecular pathway that connects aging to end-stage liver disease. A set of […]