Gastrointestinal cancer rising sharply in younger adults

December 4, 2025

UT Health San Antonio’s advanced endoscopy team leads efforts in early detection and prevention Gastrointestinal cancers were previously believed to primarily affect older adults, but over the past two decades, rates of these cancers have increased dramatically in people under age 50. A new report from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reveals that colorectal, pancreatic, esophageal […]

Collaborative research program aims to revolutionize cancer treatment

December 4, 2025

UT San Antonio was recently awarded a $10 million program project grant from the National Cancer Institute to investigate the connections between APOBEC mutagenesis and cancer. The program is the only National Cancer Institute-funded program specifically targeting APOBEC.

3d Render DNA Structure

New study maps protein structure involved in DNA repair, cancer pathways

December 2, 2025

  When a protein is modified inside the cell, it can change how that protein works, either by turning on or shutting off vital functions. One important system that controls these changes is called the small ubiquitin-like modifier, or SUMO, pathway, which affects many actions including DNA repair and stress response. Scientists at The University […]