Diabetes, obesity drug studied for effect on Alzheimer’s

May 25, 2023

From social media to ads featuring an earworm jingle, it’s hard to escape hearing about Ozempic. Hailed for its game-changing effect on diabetes and obesity, semaglutide, the generic medication sold under the brand name Ozempic, is now being studied for its effectiveness on another deadly disease — Alzheimer’s. The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and […]


Becker’s Hospital Review: 7 cancer study updates to know

May 24, 2023

Andrew Brenner, MD, Neurosurgery,  and William Kelly, MD, Hematology & Oncology, both of the UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center, were mentioned in this story via the word ‘conducted,’ which links to the university’s press release about the Mays Cancer Center conducting the only clinical trial in America of a specific drug combination for […]


Mays Cancer Center conducts only clinical trial in America of a specific drug combination for lethal brain cancer glioblastoma

May 23, 2023

An improvement in 6-month progression-free survival warrants additional study in a larger trial, researchers said. The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM). The Mays Cancer Center, one of the four National Cancer […]




Mays Cancer Center conducts only clinical trial in America of a specific drug combination for lethal brain cancer glioblastoma

May 23, 2023

An improvement in 6-month progression-free survival warrants additional study in a larger trial, researchers said. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 23, 2023) — The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma […]




Statement by the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases about the study drug donanemab

May 22, 2023

Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 22, 2023) — Alicia S. Parker, MD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is assistant professor of cognitive and behavioral neurology and clinic director for the health science center’s Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. The Biggs Institute, in […]




KENS 5: Construction underway on first of its kind Center for Brain Health at UT Health Science Center-San Antonio

May 10, 2023

William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president, UT Health San Antonio, and Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor, Neurology and founding director, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. and Carlayne Jackson, MD, Neurology, were quoted in this story. The story also includes a video of an interview with Alicia Parker, MD, Neurology and Okeanis Vaou, MD,  […]