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 […]

UT Health San Antonio-led study validates cerebral small vessel disease marker for wider use in dementia trials

November 21, 2024

Hispanics have a higher dementia risk from vascular injury A new neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease is related to general cognition and may serve to identify persons at risk of dementia in future clinical trials, a landmark study has found. The study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at […]

UT Health San Antonio scientist discovers stress-triggered pathway behind migraines

November 20, 2024

A scientist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has discovered a pathway triggered in the brain during stressful situations. Halting this process at an early stage could prevent the domino effect that leads to migraines.

Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research earns first NIH grant

October 29, 2024

The School of Dentistry earned the first National Institutes of Health grant under its new Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research, addressing pain in patients with head and neck carcinoma.

UT Health San Antonio-led study finds novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression

October 24, 2024

Mechanisms by which the gene prevents breast and ovarian cancers understood A new study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is shedding light on a novel role of breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) in tumor suppression. Individuals with inherited mutations in BRCA1 are predisposed to […]

UT Health San Antonio contributes rare dataset to Kids First pediatric research initiative

October 3, 2024

  In the study of uncommon congenital disorders, collaboration is key to potential new insights and discoveries. The Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program Data Resource Center announced in September the public release of three comprehensive datasets related to childhood cancers and congenital disorders, one of which was provided by The University of Texas […]