Hyundai to present $250,000 Hope Grant for pediatric cancer study
September 4, 2014
Project asks how cancer therapies affect the heart later in life
UT Health Science Center pediatric cancer researcher receives grant for groundbreaking work for childhood cancer survivors
August 12, 2014
A pediatric hematologist-oncologist from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been awarded a grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to continue his groundbreaking work into the long-term problems that lifesaving chemotherapy can cause in children.
Saving young lives twice is this study’s goal
July 17, 2014
Two pediatric cancer researchers from San Antonio are launching a new study to learn more about predicting heart problems in adults who are survivors of childhood cancers.
Telemedicine promises to help save preemies’ eyesight at a lower cost
July 7, 2014
SAN ANTONIO (July 7, 2014) — A UT Kids neonatologist at University Hospital participated in a national study that looked to see if a potentially blinding disease in premature babies could be identified safely and accurately from many miles away. The study showed that telemedicine could effectively monitor vulnerable babies where pediatric ophthalmologists are in […]
Controlling pediatric asthma: End of school no time to forget about asthma
May 19, 2014
While May is Asthma Awareness Month, it also marks the culmination of the school year for many San Antonio children. Parents and children are thinking less about schoolwork and more about fun in the sun.
Improved lab screening technique opens door for new pediatric neuroblastoma therapies
February 28, 2014
Neuroblastoma is one of the most common and lethal types of childhood cancers. In a paper published online today in OncoTarget, a researcher at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio unveils the important role of microRNAs in regulating neuroblastoma development, pointing to new therapeutic possibilities.