Fox 29: “A miracle medication,” new class of Diabetes drugs being used for weight loss
February 22, 2023
Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, Diabetes, was quoted in this news segment. Watch Now
UT Health San Antonio scientists tie obesity to Alzheimer’s-related genes
February 22, 2023
In a new study, researchers from UT Health San Antonio link obesity with 21 Alzheimer’s disease-related genes, providing a potential explanation for why Alzheimer’s is sometimes more frequent among adults who experienced obesity in midlife.
UT Health San Antonio scientists tie obesity to Alzheimer’s-related genes
February 22, 2023
Obesity in midlife and in women most closely linked to dementia Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 22, 2023) — In a new study, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) link obesity with 21 Alzheimer’s disease-related genes, providing a potential mechanistic explanation for […]
Increasing brain protein could be a treatment for obesity
January 20, 2023
Drug target that revs up energy expenditure, reduces appetite identified A drug that promotes energy expenditure in the body while suppressing appetite could be a powerful weight loss therapy. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University-China and Baylor College of Medicine reported […]
Increasing brain protein could be a treatment for obesity
January 20, 2023
Drug target that revs up energy expenditure, reduces appetite identified Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 20, 2023) — A drug that promotes energy expenditure in the body while suppressing appetite could be a powerful weight loss therapy. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the Second […]
Restraining a liver enzyme could help us trim down, reduce appetite
April 6, 2022
In a breakthrough discovery, scientists at UT Health San Antonio reported that inhibiting a liver enzyme in obese mice decreased the rodents’ appetite, increased energy expenditure in fat tissues and resulted in weight loss.