Dr. Amelie Ramirez wins prestigious Komen cancer award

September 4, 2007

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and director of outreach and health care disparities at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, has been named a “2007 Professor of Survivorship” for her outstanding contributions to breast cancer survivorship by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a worldwide network of breast cancer survivors and activists.

Even moderate diet during pregnancy can impair development, researchers say

May 23, 2006

In a study investigating developmental programming, or how the development of the fetus in the womb affects that individual’s lifetime health, researchers have found new evidence emphasizing the critical need for expectant mothers to get adequate nutrition.

UTHSC, Metro Health launch $3.2 million study of stillbirth

May 23, 2006

The estimates vary, from 1 in 200 pregnancies to 1 in 400, but the heartache of parents who have experienced a stillbirth seldom varies.

Researcher links race and cardiovascular health to preterm labor

May 2, 2006

A researcher at the Health Science Center has found a disturbing link among race, cardiovascular health and pre-term labor.

Technique makes it easier to see mouse embryo in all its glory

May 2, 2006

A fast, high-resolution, 3D mouse embryo visualization technique developed by collaborators in San Antonio and Salt Lake City will undoubtedly revolutionize the way birth defects and cancer genes are studied in animal models.

Estrogen inhibitors likely to serve as cervical cancer treatments, study suggests

December 6, 2005

Landmark evidence suggests estrogen may be one of the causative agents in cervical cancer, according to a research team at the Health Science Center. The results, published in the Dec. 1 issue of Cancer Research, raise the possibility that estrogen inhibitors could be used as a potential line of therapy to treat cervical cancer.