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New Quitxt Text-Message Service Will Help Young Adult Smokers Kick the Habit in South Texas

Published On: October 14, 2015
Shared by Will Sansom

Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Cliff Despres, (210) 562-6517, despres@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 13, 2015) – Quitxt, a free, culturally relevant text-message and online support service to help Latino…

Here’s a good use for texting – quit smoking

Published On: October 12, 2015
Shared by Will Sansom

Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Cliff Despres, (210) 562-6517, despres@uthscsa.edu WHAT: Announcement and demonstration of Quitxt, a free, culturally relevant text-message and online- support service to help Latino young…

Gene therapy doubles survival in recurrent glioblastoma

Published On: October 2, 2015
Shared by Will Sansom

SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 1, 2015) — An experimental gene therapy essentially doubled the overall survival of patients with recurrent glioblastoma compared to the current standard of care, a researcher said…

Research shows a cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in Type 1 diabetes

Published On: October 2, 2015
Shared by Will Sansom

SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 1, 2015) — Research published today (Oct. 1) provides a molecular basis for why 80 percent of patients with longstanding Type 1 diabetes have chronic gastrointestinal symptoms…

Researcher to discuss new brain cancer therapy’s effectiveness

Published On: October 1, 2015
Shared by Will Sansom

WHAT: Hear about promising results of an experimental gene therapy to treat the brain cancer killer glioblastoma. A study shows it may be better than the current standard of care….

Have an ache or pain related to physical activity? Ask a UT Health Science Center physical therapist

Published On: September 29, 2015
Shared by Rosanne Fohn

SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 29, 2015) ― In conjunction with National Physical Therapy Month in October, physical therapy faculty members from the School of Health Professions at the UT Health Science…