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 […]

Here is an important New Year’s resolution backed by science: “In 2024, I will eat a diet that keeps my brain healthy.” For elaboration, let’s consult Debora Melo van Lent, PhD, a nutrition scientist and epidemiologist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio). During her […]

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 13, 2023) — COVID-19’s long-term effects on cognition in older adults will be studied for five years thanks to a $32 million federal grant awarded to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio). The National Institute on Aging […]

Listen to Texas Public Radio’s Science & Medicine, a podcast that explains how scientific discovery at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio advances the way medicine is practiced around the world. Researchers have suspected that foods which cause inflammation speed up brain aging and cognitive decline, but UT Health San Antonio’s Debora Melo van Lent […]