Physician develops device to relieve hiccups
September 11, 2020
A neuro-intensive care physician at UT Health San Antonio has invented a science-based way to stop hiccups. The device is called HiccAway.
Oral pill slows rate of decline in ALS patients
September 10, 2020
If the finding is repeated in larger trials, the drug could give families more time with their loved ones who have ALS.
Oral pill slows rate of decline in ALS patients
September 8, 2020
Although it’s not a cure for ALS, an oral drug slowed patients’ rate of functional decline in a clinical trial that included five patients at UT Health San Antonio. If the finding is repeated in larger trials, the drug could give families more time with their loved ones who have ALS. The New England Journal […]
$2M grant awarded to study drug’s impact on Alzheimer’s patients
August 25, 2020
In the war on cancer and other diseases including COVID-19, old drugs approved for other conditions are being studied for new purposes. It’s a strategy that will now be tested in Alzheimer’s disease with a drug called rapamycin. A $2 million grant will enable a clinical trial in which 40 individuals with mild cognitive impairment […]
Mays Cancer Center awarded millions for research and recruitment
August 20, 2020
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded more than $10.3 million to the Mays Cancer Center.
CNN: Growing up in a violent environment is likely to lead to accelerated aging and disease risk, new review of studies shows
August 3, 2020
Amy Garrett, PhD, assistant professor of radiology and psychiatry and director of the neuroimaging core for the Department of Psychiatry, was interviewed as an outside expert to provide context in this story about a new study that suggests experiencing adversity early in life is likely to make children reach puberty more quickly, increase cellular aging […]