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
People who preserve ‘immune resilience’ live longer, resist infections
June 13, 2023
Multinational study identifies immune resilience as a factor that influences life span, HIV/AIDS, flu, sepsis mortality, recurrent skin cancer and COVID-19 mortality Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, working with collaborators in five countries, today revealed that the capacity to resist or recover from infections and other sources of […]
People who preserve ‘immune resilience’ live longer, resist infections
June 13, 2023
Multinational study identifies immune resilience as a factor that influences life span, HIV/AIDS, flu, sepsis mortality, recurrent skin cancer and COVID-19 mortality Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 13, 2023) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, working with collaborators in five countries, today revealed that the […]
Medium.com: Guardians of the skin galaxy
April 19, 2023
Na Xiong, PhD, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, was quoted in this story. Read More
Select cells ‘home in on the skin like guided missiles’ at birth to enhance immunity
April 13, 2023
Protection is afforded infants against disease-causing bacteria Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 13, 2023) — Certain immune cells possess a homing property that directs them to the skin at birth to protect the baby, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered. “These […]
Noted lupus researcher receives UT System Faculty STARs award
September 29, 2022
The University of Texas System has awarded Laurence Morel, PhD, with a Faculty Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award in the amount of $1.4 million to establish a new research laboratory and program at UT Health San Antonio focused on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Dr. Morel, a noted SLE researcher, joined the institution […]