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perfect storm
April 25, 2019May 1, 2019  by laurell

The perfect storm

What used to be called adult-onset diabetes is now hitting children at alarming rates. While San Antonio bears the burden of being the epicenter for diabetes, it is also a hotbed for research.

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Antonia Santiago
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by sansom

Racing the clock

As researchers and physicians battle against an unpredictable, incurable foe, one patient refuses to let multiple sclerosis defeat her.

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brain scans
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by sansom

‘Zombie’ cells signal death of tissue in Alzheimer’s

A type of cellular stress known to be involved in cancer and aging has now been implicated, for the first time, in Alzheimer’s disease.

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in University in Motion / Winter 2019 0 comments
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

Naturally occurring protein could fight alcoholic liver disease

Research findings offer hope for a pill to someday treat alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Premature baby
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

Fish oil could save preemie lives

A physician’s passion to save premature babies was instrumental in the FDA’s approval of a lifesaving treatment for babies with gastrointestinal complications.

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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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shrinking brain
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by sansom

Stress might be shrinking your brain

The increasing stress of modern life is a growing concern to researchers studying cognitive decline.

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Rodent Kidney Extracellular Scaffold
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by laurell

The essence of research

What does research look like to you? In the university’s first Image of Research Photography Competition, 21 students provided an intimate look into the depths of their research.

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biobank
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by duncancl

Biobank to boost bioresearch

It will accelerate the pace of biomedical research in key research areas including cancer, Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases, heart disease and aging. 

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in Philanthropy / Winter 2019 0 comments
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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