WebMD: The 15-Year Aging Advantage You Can Start Building Today
April 28, 2025
Sunil Ahuja, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article. Read More
New lease on immunity: UT Health San Antonio scientists discover key component in thymic size, function
April 23, 2025
The thymus is a crucial training ground for T-cells, the body’s “white knights,” where they learn to battle the various diseases they may encounter. Thymic function shrinks to nearly nothing as we age, severely limiting our ability to recognize and defend against cellular infiltrators. Scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]
Aging reimagined: Study finds immune resilience counters key drivers of disease, mortality
April 23, 2025
Robust immune systems may offer up to 15.5-year survival advantage What if, rather than focusing solely on the drivers of disease (pathogenesis), we also explored the factors sustaining our health — the concept of salutogenesis (derived from Salus (health) in Roman mythology)? The idea of salutogenesis through immune resilience, which refers to mechanisms by which the body counters disease drivers, could play […]
Local grant boosts UT Health San Antonio scientist’s mission to advance phage therapy
January 22, 2025
Since the discovery of antibiotics, physicians have grappled with the inevitability of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. This challenge has become increasingly urgent, with antibiotic resistance projected to cause 39 million deaths between 2025 and 2050, according to the World Health Organization. By 2050, the organization also predicts these infections will surpass cancer as the leading […]
Daily Mail (UK): Warning over unsuspecting household items that may be eroding your brain cells
October 15, 2024
Claudia S. Miller, MD, professor emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, was mentioned in this article. Read More
Study: Physical exercise impacts every type of tissue in the body and affects males and females differently
May 9, 2024
We all know that exercise is good for us, but figuring out the “why” and “how” of physical exercise’s effect on the body is the goal of a 10-year, multi-million dollar project through the National Institutes of Health called the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium, (MoTrPAC).
