Research

2024–2025 Dean's Report

Dean’s Report

July 29, 2025

The Dean’s report spotlights key milestones in education, care delivery, research and philanthropy that create a stronger future for nursing.




Bright futures begin at SUNRISE

July 29, 2025

With mentorship and real research opportunities, the SUNRISE program is helping nursing
students discover their voice — and their potential to change health care.




Recognizing excellence across the School of Nursing

July 28, 2025

Their work shapes students, strengthens communities and sets new standards in health care. These awards reflect the excellence behind every achievement.



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Looking beyond opioids

February 7, 2025

A revolution in pain exploration has been launched with the school’s new Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research. Interdisciplinary collaboration is helping investigators study non-opioid treatments for chronic pain and how diet and stem cells can help alleviate suffering.



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The future of healing is regenerative

February 7, 2025

UT Health San Antonio is breaking new ground in its search for innovative treatments for oral diseases. The newly created Center for Regenerative Sciences is already probing solutions to restore salivary gland function in head and neck cancer patients and replicating bone with 3D-printed scaffolds. The center’s collaborative efforts hold the promise of new, life-changing therapies.




When ‘time is brain’

December 9, 2024

In the world of stroke care, every minute counts. Lee Birnbaum, MD, professor in the departments of neurology and neurosurgery in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, sheds light on the latest developments in emergency treatments, post-stroke therapies and community education aimed at enhancing patient outcomes.



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Breaking the grip of migraines

December 9, 2024

Throbbing. Stabbing. Fiery. Electric. Like being in a vice. There are many ways that migraine sufferers describe their pain, but no matter the word to describe it, having migraines is a debilitating condition that often causes significant disruption to a person’s quality of life.



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Finding a break in the clouds

December 9, 2024

For some people struggling with their mental health, available treatments can be ineffective, effective for only a short time or cause insufferable side effects. About 30% of people with depression are treatment resistant, meaning they have tried two or more medications or therapies and are still experiencing significant symptoms.



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Taming tinnitus

December 9, 2024

It can manifest as a low- or high-pitched tone — a squeal, buzz, roar, chirp or click seemingly coming from one or both ears or in the head. It can dissipate within seconds or be continually present; barely discernable or as loud as a freight train.




Preventing opioid relapse

December 9, 2024

Drug overdoses happen every day, every hour. Yet, few Food and Drug Administration-approved medications are available for opioid use disorder. Methocinnamox, a novel compound for opioid use disorder treatment, advances toward clinical trials.




Understanding and addressing addiction

December 9, 2024

For a health condition as complex as substance use disorder, there are no simple solutions. But the possibilities for addressing the vexing health crisis stemming from substance use and addiction substantially increase when an intentional strategic model for a system of care is applied to create a scaffold of interlinking functional practices.




The search to prevent Alzheimer’s

December 9, 2024

Investigators are testing a new drug for its potential to slow and prevent the disease By Jessica Binkley Lain Alzheimer’s disease continues to challenge medical science with its complex and devastating effects on cognition and memory. In a significant stride forward, the Food and Drug Administration recently approved lecanemab as a promising new compound found […]