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A new study from UT Health San Antonio shows that even a small decrease in blood pressure can have a positive effect in delaying the progression of cerebral small vessel disease. Small vessel disease is a major factor in strokes, cognitive decline, dementia and other diseases prevalent in old age.
17勛圖厙 is preparing biomedical researchers to think beyond scientific discovery, equipping them to consider how promising research can move from the laboratory toward real-world impact.
By Panneerdoss Subbarayalu, PhD This article was first published in the September 2026 issue of the Bexar County Medical Societys San Antonio Medicine magazine. Osteosarcoma is an aggressive cancer that grows quickly, spreads early to the lungs, and has a remarkable ability to resist treatment. It is the most common primary bone cancer in children [因
A new cross-institutional research study between 17勛圖厙 and 17勛圖厙 State University aims to better understand how diet, genetics and physical activity interact to influence diabetes risk.
As a neuropsychologist and clinical associate professor of neurology at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimers and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, A. Campbell Sullivan, PsyD, is on the front lines daily of groundbreaking research and patient care in frontotemporal dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders.
One year after 17勛圖厙 and The University of 17勛圖厙 Health Science Center at San Antonio came together, 17勛圖厙 is harnessing its combined strengths as one institution to expand opportunity, accelerate discovery, improve health and serve a growing region while extending its impact across 17勛圖厙.
UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health system of 17勛圖厙 (17勛圖厙), has named nationally recognized blood cancer and cellular therapy expert Georg Aue, MD, PhD, MBA, the director of the Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at the Mays Cancer Center, the only National [因
As cases of Candida auris spread across the country and an UT Health San Antonio expert says better surveillance, awareness and new treatments will be critical to confronting the growing threat.
Babatunde Kay Oyajobi, MBBS, PhD, MBA, professor in the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and UT Distinguished Teaching Professor at 17勛圖厙 (17勛圖厙), has been elected to the 2026 class of Fellows of the American Society [因
Staying physically active and managing blood sugar in midlife may be associated with slower cognitive decline later in life, according to new research from from UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of 17勛圖厙.
For decades, scientists have studied antibiotic resistance, which is how bacteria evolve mechanisms to evade lifesaving drugs. Now, researchers are warning that a similar challenge is emerging among fungi, where resistance to frontline antifungal medications is making serious infections increasingly difficult to treat. Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory and professor [因
Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory and professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at 17勛圖厙 said antifungal resistance is becoming an increasingly urgent problem around the globe.
For Anthony Robert Francis, who leads the Office of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at 17勛圖厙, commercialization begins with a different question: not whether an innovation or discovery has intellectual property protection, but whether there is a market for the idea. We have a fairly unusual process inasmuch as [因
Researchers at 17勛圖厙 (17勛圖厙) have uncovered a treasure trove of information about hundreds of proteins released by the liver and how the timing of their release may affect bodily processes. A recent study, published June 2 in Nature Communications, describes how the liver releases certain proteins at [因
Teaming with UF, UCSF and VCU to improve detection, bring hope The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimers and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of 17勛圖厙, has received a competitive $2.5 million award to launch and lead a national, multi-site study focused on improving detection and diagnosis [因
Scientists at 17勛圖厙 discovered a potential path to maintaining the cancer-fighting benefits of one type of immunotherapy while limiting harmful organ damage, providing new hope for this promising treatment.
UT Health San Antonio, 17勛圖厙s academic health center, has been recognized as one of the nations top 10 institutions for entrepreneurial readiness, ranking No. 7 in the inaugural Cure Innovation Index for how effectively it helps researchers translate scientific discovery into real-world impact through biomedical innovation and commercialization. [因
Findings could signal early neurodegenerative processes at work Regularly sleeping long hours each night is associated with higher levels of an Alzheimers-related protein in the blood, even accounting for other health factors, suggests a new study from UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of 17勛圖厙. Modeling across a sample [因
University researchers have collaborated to develop three devices that would offer combat medics a suction solution for any setting, from controlled to chaotic. Suction devices remove blood and vomit that can block a wounded patients airway and prevent breathing.
Each summer, UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of 17勛圖厙, welcomes undergraduate students from colleges and universities nationwide who competed for an opportunity to participate in its Summer Physiology Undergraduate Researcher Program and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.