Immune system Archives - UT Health San Antonio

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).

Study: Drug resistance on rise for some skin-infection causing fungi

May 6, 2024

Rare species documented for the first time in several states, Canada Growing concern over a potential increase in fungal strains resistant to typical treatments led investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to take a closer look at dermatophytes and levels of antifungal-drug resistance. Dermatophytosis, an infection of the […]

University among top-ranking academic research medical centers

February 22, 2024

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The university ranked No. 72 out of the 2,886 public and private institutions that received […]

El Pais: Why do some people get sick less than others?

June 14, 2023

Sunil Ahuja, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, director, Research Enhancement Programs, was quoted in this article. Read More