WOAI TV (NEWS4SA): Infant deaths on the rise in Bexar County due to unsafe sleep practices
April 4, 2025
Natalie Kissoon, MD, Department of Pediatrics, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
UT Health San Antonio study links genetic changes to social behavior differences in autism, schizophrenia
December 3, 2024
A study published in October 2024 in Springer Nature’s Molecular Psychiatry found that brain volume changes correlate with social behavior differences in psychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.
Trailblazing neuroscientist studies cognitive deficits in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
November 20, 2024
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common form of childhood muscular dystrophy and one of the most severe forms of inherited muscular dystrophy. The x-linked genetic condition causes mutations in the dystrophin gene that leads to progressive muscle weakness. Typically affecting boys, it occurs in about every 1 in 3,500 to 5,000 male births, with […]