UT Health San Antonio-UTSA team studies compounds aimed at brain cancer

January 24, 2023

Basic science generates new drug for treating glioblastoma, the deadliest cancer Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Ryan Schoensee, 210-458-6054, ryan.schoensee@utsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 24, 2023) — Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer associated with the worst overall survival rates among all human cancers. Only 65% of GBM patients live one year past diagnosis […]

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Art talk seeks to bring ‘ReCollections’ to families living with dementia

January 11, 2023

  Kathleen Schock doesn’t claim to be an art expert. But in her elegantly comfortable home filled with her sister-in-law’s artwork, she points out a favorite piece as it reflects the afternoon sun, changing at every angle. She recalled that four years ago, Jim, her husband of 51 years, was diagnosed with dementia. But like […]

Inflammatory trigger a new clue in Alzheimer’s

January 6, 2023

Researchers discover toxic process involving ‘jumping genes’ Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) today reported that an inflammatory trigger like one present during viral infections is elevated in Alzheimer’s disease and progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder. “We have identified a new trigger of […]