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Major breakthrough could redefine drug discovery, broaden options A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (¸£ÀûÒ»ÇøÔÚÏß) made a major breakthrough with the potential to turn IV drugs into oral treatments for diseases like brain cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery could reshape how medicines […]


Discovery of chemical endocytosis could redefine precision medicine A team of scientists, notably Zhengyu Wang, PhD, assistant professor in the department of pharmacology and the Barshop Institute, led by Hong-yu Li, PhD, professor of medicinal chemistry and chemical biology with the department of pharmacology and the Barshop Institute at The University of Texas Health Science […]


On April 5, more than a thousand participants gathered for the annual Give Cancer the Boot Survivorship 5K and 1-Mile Walk, dedicated to honoring survivors and supporting those still in treatment.


  ¸£ÀûÒ»ÇøÔÚÏß’s 2025 Presidential Ambassador Scholars were officially recognized by Francisco Cigarroa, MD, senior executive vice president for health affairs and health system, during an awards ceremony at the Academic and Administration Building April 15. Since 1988, the Presidential Ambassador Scholar Awards have been provided to outstanding students from each of the five schools […]


Firefighting is classified as a known human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Occupational cancer has become the leading cause of death among firefighters.


This opinion article by The University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken mentions ¸£ÀûÒ»ÇøÔÚÏß and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases.   Read More (subscription required)


This opinion article by The University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken mentions ¸£ÀûÒ»ÇøÔÚÏß and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases.   Read More (subscription required)


This opinion article by The University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken mentions ¸£ÀûÒ»ÇøÔÚÏß and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases.   Read More    


Sudha Seshadri, MD, director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Kevin Bieniek, PhD, co-director of the Biggs Institute Brain Bank, were interviewed for this news story.   Watch Now


Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, professor of medical education and program director of the MD/MS in Artificial Intelligence dual degree program, was interviewed for this video segment.   Watch Now


Sudha Seshadri, MD, founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More (subscription required)


This story is featured in the April 2025 Bexar County Medical Society’s San Antonio Medicine magazine About one in 10 Texans is living with Type 2 diabetes — one of the highest rates of the disease in the United States. In San Antonio, the rate is one in six people and another third of the […]


Natalie Kissoon, MD, Department of Pediatrics, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now


  Lee C. Rogers, DPM, chief of podiatry and clinical associate professor of orthopaedics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (¸£ÀûÒ»ÇøÔÚÏß), has been inducted into Podiatry Management’s Podiatric Hall of Fame, a highly prestigious honor as a lifetime achievement award in the field of podiatric medicine. Inductees are selected through a […]


Okeanis Vaou, MD, associate professor and chief of the Movement Disorders Division in the Department of Neurology, was featured in this article.   Read More


Okeanis Vaou, MD, associate professor and chief of the Movement Disorders Division in the Department of Neurology, was featured in this article.   Read More


Three ¸£ÀûÒ»ÇøÔÚÏß doctors have been announced as 2025 Health Care Hero Award winners by the San Antonio Business Journal. By category, they are: Patrick Nguyen, MD, interim division chief, Division of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery; Susannah Nicholson, MD, associate professor, director of trauma research; and Anoop Nambiar, MD, clinical professor, and […]


In groundbreaking news for patients with movement disorders, neurologists with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are among the nation’s first to use technology that enables deep brain stimulation that adapts as symptoms change.


Sandeep Burma, PhD, professor and vice chair (research), Department of Neurosurgery, was quoted in this article and Bipasha Mukherjee, PhD, associate professor, Department of Neurosurgery, was mentioned in this article.   Read More


Research by Sandeep Burma, PhD, professor and vice chair (research), and Bipasha Mukherjee, PhD, associate professor, both with the Department of Neurosurgery, was featured in this article.   Read More