School of Dentistry team unlocks keys to alcohol withdrawal headache

October 30, 2023

Researchers outline steps that result in pain signals Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 30, 2023) — About 283 million people worldwide suffer from alcohol use disorder, a debilitating health challenge for which limited therapeutic options are available. The cost to society is estimated at greater than $2 trillion annually. “People try to […]




Team eyes gene therapy for children paralyzed by rare mutations

October 20, 2023

Turning on the gene in mice restores the animals’ motor functions Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 20, 2023) — The 50 families stretch from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to the United States and China. Each family has a child who is paralyzed from a mutation in a single gene named […]