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Match Day 2018
August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by owenss

Matchmaking

This year, 203 students from the Long School of Medicine were matched to 85 residency programs across the nation. They were also part of something special, as 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the school. 

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Jean Jiang, Ph.D., stands in a lab.
January 23, 2018January 23, 2018  by sansom

Deal targets breast cancer, spinal cord injury treatments

UT Health San Antonio has entered into a landmark licensing deal to develop new treatments for breast cancer and spinal cord injuries.

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UT Health SA Barshop Institute
January 23, 2018May 7, 2018  by sansom

A new home

A new era of aging research began when UT Health San Antonio broke ground on a new and expanded Sam & Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies.

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researcher writing DNA code.
January 23, 2018January 23, 2018  by sansom

Fine-tuning cancer therapies

The best way to treat a cancer is to understand it. Researchers have added to the understanding of a broad swath of cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia and brain cancer.

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77,000 Cases of bladder cancer were diagnosed in 2016
January 23, 2018January 24, 2018  by sansom

A surgery-free option

Radiation therapy may be as good as bladder surgery at helping patients survive advanced bladder cancer, a new study shows.

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man sleeping in bed.
January 23, 2018January 24, 2018  by contributor

Talk your way to sleep

Insomnia is a widespread problem in the military. A new study found that a form of talk therapy was highly effective with an active-duty population experiencing insomnia.

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words of various risks for pregnancy
January 23, 2018February 5, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

A first for kids

About 10 percent of childhood cancer can be attributed to genetics. Scientists are now using genomic analysis to identify risk factors and diagnose cancer at an early age in children.

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snail
January 23, 2018January 24, 2018  by sansom

Snail fever

Schistosomiasis is an infection of the larval worms of freshwater snails. More than a quarter of a billion people are infected. Combination drug therapy may hold the answer to containing the threat.

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Pink colored stop sign with breast cancer ribbon image
January 23, 2018January 24, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

Stop breast cancer in its tracks

Researchers are developing a new, first-in-class agent that has stopped the growth of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in its tracks.

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Myron Ignatius, Ph.D., holds up aquarium containing zebrafish.
January 23, 2018January 23, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

Clear as water

Zebrafish may hold the key to understanding how children who have a rare muscle cancer relapse and don’t respond to treatment.

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