Research

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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.