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April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

Breaking the mold

The School of Health Professions is the first state-supported educational program in Texas to offer an entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree.

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August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by sansom

Revolutionary new tool could change pancreatic cancer therapies

A new tool is urgently needed to find a better treatment for pancreatic cancer. One researcher believes he has found one that provides a truer picture of the disease and how it affects humans.

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August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by sansom

Is stroke in your genes?

A landmark study of DNA from people around the world identified new genetic risk factors for stroke. It is the largest genetic study of stroke to date, and could lead to stroke drug development and dementia treatment.

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August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by Lety Laurel

Changing the standard of cancer care

Bladder cancer patients who received the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine had significantly lower recurrence of their cancer, a clinical trial has revealed.

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August 23, 2018January 14, 2019  by sansom

Medical cannabis approved

When an FDA advisory committee approved the first cannabidiol medicine for prescription use in epilepsy, it based its decision on recommendations of a UT Health San Antonio researcher.

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August 23, 2018January 14, 2019  by sansom

Chlamydia in your gut could protect you

Exposing the gut to chlamydia protects against subsequent infection in the genital tract and other tissues, researchers have discovered.

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August 23, 2018January 14, 2019  by contributor

Power to the patient

Personalized medicine is expected to be the new normal in medicine in the future. A new master’s degree in personalized molecular medicine will train students in these novel approaches.

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August 23, 2018January 14, 2019  by Rosanne Fohn

Herbal hope for oral cancer

A compound found in plants may serve as a preventive agent and treatment for oral cancer. 

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August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by contributor

The trauma of youth

Nearly 4 in 5 Latino youth suffer at least one traumatic childhood experience such as poverty or abuse, a new study shows.

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August 23, 2018January 14, 2019  by sansom

Stemming the spread of cancer

Scientists at UT Health San Antonio and UTHealth in Houston were awarded millions in grants to expand studies of a therapeutic antibody to stem the spread of breast cancer to the bone.

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