FALL 2015/WINTER 2016

Moms recovering from substance abuse choose the straight road for their babies.

Student-run clinic brings health care to those fleeing violence and persecution.

Therapy may help control worldwide scourge of schistosomiasis.

Fungi are an essential part of life. But what happens when things get out of hand?

What goes through the mind of a cancer doctor who learns he has cancer?

You could search all day in Sharon Fowler’s kitchen and pantry and there’s one thing you’d never, ever find: diet soda.

The link has been proposed for a long time, but researchers lacked evidence of a connection—until now.

Experimental gene therapy "outsmarts" one of the deadliest and most aggressive brain cancers.

Smokers trying to kick the habit get a little help through text messages, hip-hop music and videos.

The secret to growing stem cells into salivary gland cells may lie with the insect responsible for fine fabrics, the silkworm.

There's new hope for the sickest hepatitis C patients, who often face bleak prognoses.

Alcohol during pregnancy is the leading preventable cause of birth defects and disabilities in children.

Researchers find new clues about chronic GI ailments in patients with Type 1 diabetes.

Mothers with chemical intolerances are more likely to have children with autism or ADHD.

Center for Oral Health Care & Research offers evidence-based care in a dozen specialities.

Construction to begin on $19.5 million UT Medicine Hill Country, a multiservices clinic northwest of San Antonio.

Degree was created because of the complexity of care needed by patients with cardiopulmonary disease.

Together, we are now on the offensive in the battle against Alzheimer's disease.

The comprehensive care center is supported by millions in donations.

$2.35 million will help create a National Center for Excellence in pediatric liver transplantation.

Research on the most common liver cancer in adults will receive funding for up to five years.

After struggling with chemical intolerance, a woman leaves $2.7 million for outreach, education and research.

Course has good taste in health.

Two gifts support military health programs.

Livestock organization supports students for the 11th consecutive year.

From studies of mental disorders to brain-degenerating diseases, five research projects from the Health Science Center were awarded seed grants for multidisciplinary research on the human brain.

Area teens will benefit from two grants awarded to the university’s UT Teen Health initiative that promotes healthy choices for adolescents.

Study shows overweight and obese Hispanic children with increased behavioral counseling and education are more likely to adopt healthier lifestyles.

Postdoctoral research scientists will get a chance to grow their teaching skills and inspire a new generation of college students to enter research careers.

Seven faculty members were awarded Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards by the UT System Board of Regents.

The latest news in faculty appointments and honors.

Both functional and symbolic, a bridge was constructed between two Health Science Center clinical homes.