Headline News: Protein regulation outside cancer cells may lead to new drug   
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Protein interactions outside breast cancer cells can send signals to the cancer cells to permanently stop proliferating. The findings from the study conducted at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio could eventually lead to new therapies, according to lead author Yuzuru Shiio, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the university’s Cancer Therapy & Research Center. .....more»

Headline News: Doctors overlook chemical illnesses, study finds   
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Chemical intolerance — a high sensitivity to common substances such as cleaning products, tobacco smoke and fragrances — contributes to illnesses of 1 in 5 patients, but the condition seldom figures in their diagnosis. Clinical research directed by David Katerndahl, M.D., M.A., notes that clinical tools are available to identify chemical intolerance so that it can be treated more effectively......more»

Headline News: Hormone curbs depression-like symptoms in stressed mice   
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
A hormone with anti-diabetic properties also reduces depression-like symptoms in mice, according to researchers from the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. The findings may lead to an innovative therapeutic approach to fight depression, especially for patients who have prediabetes or diabetes, according to Xin-Yun Lu, Ph.D., senior author of the study (pictured). .....more»

Headline News: Three faculty members receive national recognition   
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Three UT Health Science Center San Antonio faculty members have received national recognition. Adelita Cantu, Ph.D., RN, will receive an award from the National Association of Hispanic Nurses; Jan Patterson, M.D., M.S., (pictured) was appointed to an American Board of Internal Medicine subspecialty board; and Deborah Parra-Medina, Ph.D., M.P.H., was elected to the Obesity Society’s Pediatric Obesity Section......more»

Headline News: Heart pump device bridges teenager to her second chance   
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Amber Munoz, 15, relishes the idea of playing her flute at football games this fall with the Taft High School Raider Band. Practice starts Aug. 1 but she still has a bit of recovery to do to get to the field. That’s because on April 4 surgeons transplanted a new heart to replace her enlarged one. She is one of the youngest in the world to have used a specialized heart assistive device before a transplant heart became available......more»

Headline News: Easter Island drug raises cognition throughout life span   
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Cognitive skills such as learning and memory diminish with age in everyone, and the drop-off is steepest in Alzheimer’s disease. Seeking a way to prevent this decline, Texas scientists, led by Veronica Galvan, Ph.D., of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, have reported exciting results with a drug that has Polynesian roots......more»

Headline News: Dental School receives $4.5 million for five-state PBRN   
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The Dental School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been awarded a seven-year, $4.5 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) to lead the Southwest Region of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (NDPBRN). Thomas W. Oates, D.M.D., Ph.D., is director of the NDPBRN Southwest Region......more»

Headline News: Graduation profile: Green Beret Roland Paquette   
Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Four years after he lost both legs above the knees to a roadside blast in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Special Forces Medic Roland Paquette walked on prosthetic legs to a classroom at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. In May, he crossed the state to get his diploma in physician assistant studies as one of 741 graduates of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. .....more»

Headline News: Nursing faculty, students remind elders to stay cool   
Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat exhaustion, especially for people who are older, chronically ill, disabled or homebound. School of Nursing faculty and students are trying to prevent heat-related illnesses by giving presentations and providing educational materials at areas senior centers. Shown are (left to right) Kelly Dunn, RN, Ph.D., PHCNS-BC, and Anthia Murray, M.P.H., M.S.N., RN. .....more»

Headline News: School of Nursing unveils new Simulation Center   
Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
More than 150 faculty members, dignitaries, donors and guests filled a School of Nursing lecture hall June 13 to celebrate the opening of the $3.9 million Simulation Center and Clinical Learning Lab. The facility was conceived and developed under the leadership of School of Nursing Dean Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, (pictured cutting the ribbon with Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., UT System executive vice chancellor for health affairs). .....more»