Groundbreaking in vivo imaging uncovers pain pathways, paving way for new TMJ treatments  

February 11, 2025

In a study published in December 2024 in the journal Pain, a research team led by Yu Shin Kim, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, The University of Health Science Center at San Antonio, observed for the first time the simultaneous activity of more than 3,000 trigeminal ganglion (TG) neurons.




Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID

January 22, 2025

Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID, with women aged 40 to 55 years having the highest propensity, according to a study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio funded by the National Institutes of Health.




UT Health San Antonio receives $400,000 donation from IBC Foundation for diabetes-related kidney disease research

December 30, 2024

Latest funding brings foundation’s total 2024 support to $2.4 million The IBC Foundation has donated $400,000 to the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio to fund acquisition of a Thermo Altus model mass spectrometer, a state-of-the-art instrument critical for advancing research into diabetes-related kidney disease. This year-end […]