Headline News: Two receive doctoral fellowships for work in biology of aging   
Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies has selected the first two fellows to participate in the nation’s only Ph.D. program focused on the biology of aging. Erin Munkacsy from the University of Illinois and Brian Stoveken from the University of Wisconsin enter the program with support from the Glenn Foundation. .....more»

Headline News: Register now for the Vulcan Funshoot benefiting CTRC    
Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Registration is under way for the 19th annual Vulcan Materials Funshoot, a sporting-clay competition benefiting the Cancer Therapy & Research Center(CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. .....more»

Headline News: Physician Assistant Studies program receives $980,000 grant   
Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio has received a five-year, $980,000 grant to emphasize primary care training and encourage more practicing physician assistants to consider teaching. Principal investigator of the grant is Brent Shriver, Ph.D., (pictured) associate professor. J. Glenn Forister, M.S., M.P.A.S., PA-C, department chair and associate professor/clinical is co-principal investigator......more»

Headline News: Study shows promise for individuals with Tourette syndrome    
Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A new approach for managing tics — sudden, repetitive motions or vocalizations associated with Tourette syndrome — shows promise in helping affected individuals better manage the actions and sounds that often cause social isolation. Alan Peterson, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry led the UT Health Science Center San Antonio’s participation in the multi-university study......more»

Headline News: Pre-Olympic research examines foot injuries of runners   
Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Which is related to more running injuries ― the way your foot strikes the ground or the type of shoes you wear? Catherine Ortega, Ed.D., PT, ATC, OCS, and Julie Barnett, PT, D.P.T., M.T.C., from the Department of Physical Therapy, presented a poster regarding their preliminary data on this topic at the International Convention on Science, Education & Medicine in Sport in Glasgow, Scotland just prior to the Olympics......more»

Headline News: Girls gain confidence, learn about careers at health camp    
Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Watching a medical helicopter bring an injured patient to the hospital, seeing a “mother” simulation manikin give birth to her “baby,” and learning the Heimlich Maneuver were just a few of the activities a group of young teenage girls experienced this summer in a new health camp offered by the School of Nursing at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio......more»

Headline News: Rapamycin boosts cardiac and skeletal muscle function   
Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Rapamycin, a drug used in transplant patients to prevent organ rejection, may reverse cardiac and skeletal muscle defects as well, a new mouse study published July 25 in <i>Science Translational Medicine</i> suggests. Randy Strong, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and a member of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies is a co-author of the study. .....more»

Headline News: J. Larry Holly, M.D., to receive Distinguished Alumni Award   
Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2012
James Larry Holly, M.D., a Beaumont family physician and CEO of Southeast Texas Medical Associates, was named the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award Aug. 1 by the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. He will receive the award at the School of Medicine Alumni Association reunion weekend in October......more»

Headline News: Olympic Games cap off Healthy Choices for Kids camp   
Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2012
While people all over the world are glued to their televisions or computers watching top athletes vie for the gold in the 2012 Olympics, 120 youngsters ages 6 to 18 have been training for their very own Olympic Games on San Antonio’s West Side. The Healthy Choices for Kids Olympic Games Aug. 3 encouraged the children to go for the goal of overall good health. .....more»

Headline News: CPRIT gives Health Science Center researchers $1.8 million    
Posted: Tuesday, August 07, 2012
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio was awarded $1.8 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to fund work ranging from genetic analysis to patient counseling skills in San Antonio. Among the projects is a $518,000 for Gail Tomlinson, M.D., Ph.D., to study liver tumors in children. .....more»