Breakthrough Discovery & Innovation Across the Institution
UT Health San Antonio is the premier academic research center of the seventh largest city in the country. The interdisciplinary basic and clinical research across the institution's five schools (Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Health Professions, and Graduate) is the chief catalyst of the $40.2 billion health care and biosciences sector of the city.
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Researcher Resources
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Research by School
Top Stories
UT Health diabetes breakthrough increases insulin-producing cells
A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon in San Antonio, and the novel approach would also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop insulin shots. The discovery, made at The University of Texas Health Science Center, now called UT Health San Antonio, increases the types of pancreatic cells that secrete insulin.
UT Health going national to train providers in PTSD therapies
UT Health San Antonio is going national in 2018 with an initiative aimed at training military- and veteran-serving community mental health providers in evidence-based treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Researchers check synthetic version of capsaicin for cancer-killing effects
Researchers have developed a new class of drugs called capsazepine analogs, which bear structural similarities to capsaicin and have shown promise in mice to dramatically reducing the size of tumors.
UT Institutions earn top 5 spot in the world for U.S. patents granted
Researchers and inventors at University of Texas institutions are once again among the world's most innovative, based on the number of patents granted in 2018.
Milestones
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Helped develop the world's first stent (Palmaz Stent), used to treat blood vessel blockages
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Discovered how to increase the types of pancreatic cells that secrete insulin with potential to cure Type 1 diabetes
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Invented the EZ-IO to rapidly infuse fluids into the bone marrow cavities of patients in shock
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Discovered a link between finasteride and prevention of prostate cancer in men
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One of two universities nationwide with a Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center, Claude D. Pepper, and a Nathan Shock Center
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