Novel drug makes mice slim even on sugary, fatty diet

March 21, 2023

Compound limits magnesium transport in cellular power plants called mitochondria. Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (March 21, 2023) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have developed a small-molecule drug that prevents weight gain and adverse liver changes in mice fed a […]





A cold room, not a warm bath, encourages sleep

March 9, 2023

    A cold room, not a warm bath, encourages sleep If the recent change to daylight saving time is making it difficult to sleep at a regular bedtime, Okeanis Vaou, MD, FAAN, a UT Health San Antonio neurologist with a specialty in sleep medicine, said a warm glass of milk or warm bath before […]


Increasing brain protein could be a treatment for obesity

January 20, 2023

  Drug target that revs up energy expenditure, reduces appetite identified Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 20, 2023) — A drug that promotes energy expenditure in the body while suppressing appetite could be a powerful weight loss therapy. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the Second […]