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January 4, 2016
According to findings published in Cell Stem Cell, the cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in type 1 diabetes has been discovered. Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio compared intestinal tissues from diabetic patients and healthy individuals to determine the cause of chronic gastrointestinal symptoms such as gastroparesis, irritable bowel syndrome […]
October 2, 2015
New research provides a molecular basis for why 80 percent of patients with longstanding Type 1 diabetes have chronic gastrointestinal symptoms including gastroparesis (delayed emptying of food), irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal distension and fecal incontinence, significantly reducing their quality of life.
June 23, 2015
Individuals age 18-70 with and without type 2 diabetes are sought to participate in various studies led by UT Medicine San Antonio physicians.
April 21, 2015
Veterans and non-veterans between 18 and 60 are sought to participate in two studies led by a UT Medicine San Antonio endocrinologist.
January 21, 2015
A new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio shows that, with some accommodations, diabetic patients ― even those with poorly controlled diabetes ― had as high a success rate with implants after one year as patients with no high-blood-sugar issues.
May 20, 2014
The American Diabetes Association today announced $600,000 for a clinical research study led by Nicolas Musi, M.D., director of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.