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 […]


UT Health San Antonio awarded $12.6 million program grant for cancer research

September 19, 2024

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio  (UT Health San Antonio) was recently awarded a $12.6 million program project grant (P01) from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to expand collaborative efforts to explore the biological mechanisms of BRCA1, BRCA2 and related tumor suppressors and to shed light on potential […]


Study: Higher chemical concentrations found in baby teeth of children with autism

May 6, 2024

A recent exploratory study by a researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found a potential link between a buildup of organic chemicals in baby teeth and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a study published March 14, in the Journal of Xenobiotics, Raymond Palmer, PhD, a biostatistician and epidemiologist with […]


CPRIT awards approximately $16.4 million to advance children’s cancer research and attract top researchers to South Texas

March 6, 2024

Content contributed by Steven Lee The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has secured approximately $16.4 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) since last August, which will be utilized to help advance research into cancers that affect children and adolescents as […]