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tiny molecules attack cancer cell
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

Tiny molecule has big effect in childhood brain cancer

A new study has found that a molecule thousands of times smaller than a gene is able to kill medulloblastoma, the most common childhood brain cancer.

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fight cancer
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by sansom

Fighting back against cancer

Four projects promoting the fight against cancer at UT Health San Antonio received a multimillion dollar boost. 

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Joey Libby lifting weights
August 23, 2018September 4, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

Cured

The road to survival and the journey of discovery intersect to forge one of the greatest successes in scientific research—a cure for hepatitis C.

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mouse with cancer cells
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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Dr. Svatec looks through microscope
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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cell being attacked
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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researchers in lab
August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by sansom

Research gets a $24 million boost

UT Health San Antonio has garnered highly competitive National Institutes of Health grants to speed the translation of research discovery into improved patient care.

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Patrick Sung, D.Phil.
August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by sansom

Top recruit

The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas awarded $6 million to UT Health San Antonio to support the recruitment of an internationally known biochemist.

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Dr. Henrich, Lowry and Peggy Mays
August 23, 2018October 17, 2018  by Lety Laurel

A triple blow to cancer

In January, Peggy and Lowry Mays announced an increase in their legacy gift to $30 million to support UT Health San Antonio’s cancer center, which recently affiliated with MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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January 23, 2018January 23, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

Double whammy

The air we breathe proved almost fatal for one boy struggling to survive childhood leukemia.

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