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Crucial government funding could help stop next pandemic
Read full article: Crucial government funding could help stop next pandemicResearch on vaccines and treatments for Ebola, COVID-19 and other pathogens is crucial for our health and safety. However, funding can be tricky for projects that may take years to use. That's where crucial government funding called BARDA comes in.
Help UT Health San Antonio name its new Medical Center hospital
Read full article: Help UT Health San Antonio name its new Medical Center hospitalThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is asking for the publicās input to name its multi-specialty and research hospital that is under construction in the Medical Center.
Sonās legacy lives on with nonprofit Conradās Smiles, highlighting anoxia brain injury research
Read full article: Sonās legacy lives on with nonprofit Conradās Smiles, highlighting anoxia brain injury researchA near-drowning victim at 17 months old lived on to defy the odds, living on to be a 20-year-old pioneer in anoxia brain injury research in San Antonio.
COVID-related stress affects peopleās sex lives, studies find
Read full article: COVID-related stress affects peopleās sex lives, studies findNew research, led by Texas State Universityās Rhona Balzarini, found that COVID-related stress factors have had a major negative impact on sexual desire around the world.
Latinosā leading cause of death now cancer, UT Health San Antonio researcher says
Read full article: Latinosā leading cause of death now cancer, UT Health San Antonio researcher saysThe leading cause of death among Latinos is now cancer, according to Dr. Amelie Ramirez, a nationally recognized researcher at the UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center.
Could pet therapy keep dialysis patients on track with their appointments, medications?
Read full article: Could pet therapy keep dialysis patients on track with their appointments, medications?A one-of-a-kind study in San Antonio is trying to find out if pet therapy helps dialysis patients stay on schedule with their appointments. Research is about to wrap up.
What type of animal research is happening in San Antonio? KSAT Explains
Read full article: What type of animal research is happening in San Antonio? KSAT ExplainsThe Southwest National Primate Research Center, part of the Texas Biomed campus on the West Side, is home to the largest captive baboon colony in the world.
Texas Biomedical Research Institute to expand facilities, bring new jobs to San Antonio
Read full article: Texas Biomedical Research Institute to expand facilities, bring new jobs to San AntonioTexas Biomedical Research Institute is a nonprofit infectious disease facility in San Antonio that has worked on life-saving sciences.
Texas Biomed setting its sights on the omicron variant
Read full article: Texas Biomed setting its sights on the omicron variantTexas Biomed, one of the worldās leading independent biomedical research institutions, is already working with the World Health Organization to obtain the omicron variant itself for testing and research.
Glowing viruses allow San Antonio researchers to track how COVID-19 spreads in real time
Read full article: Glowing viruses allow San Antonio researchers to track how COVID-19 spreads in real timeA team of scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio is doing such important work with the viruses that cause COVID-19 that hundreds of other teams worldwide are requesting to use their research.
KSAT Q&A: Dr. Amelie Ramirez discusses new research program looking at Latino cancer survivorship
Read full article: KSAT Q&A: Dr. Amelie Ramirez discusses new research program looking at Latino cancer survivorshipUT Health San Antonio Dr. Amelia Ramirez joins the KSAT Q&A to discuss a new Latino cancer survivorship study.
San Antonio researchers hope new study benefits Latino cancer survivors
Read full article: San Antonio researchers hope new study benefits Latino cancer survivorsResearchers at the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio are studying what challenges Latino cancer survivors are facing with their diagnosis.
Southwest Research Institute engineers turn piles of plastic into useful chemicals, fuels
Read full article: Southwest Research Institute engineers turn piles of plastic into useful chemicals, fuelsBillions of particles of plastic waste are choking our oceans and piling up on land, but a team of researchers has a solution that they think can help the environment and produce useful chemicals and fuels.
Replacing ventilator with tracheotomy could help COVID-19 patients heal faster, UT Health study finds
Read full article: Replacing ventilator with tracheotomy could help COVID-19 patients heal faster, UT Health study findsSAN ANTONIO ā Having enough ventilators early on during the COVID-19 pandemic was a huge issue for cities and states, but then came the complications from using them so much. You have something thatās now foreign inside your body,ā he says of the tubing used for ventilation. Dr. Moreiraās research looked at 17 clinical trials and three-thousand patients around the world who suffered from critical illnesses like trauma and cancer. He evaluated whether choosing a tracheotomy early on instead of a ventilator for those who needed help breathing might have an impact on survival and recovery rates. Now the procedure has been modified with so that any aerosols from the patient can be contained during a tracheotomy.
UT Health San Antonio breaks ground on new $430 million hospital
Read full article: UT Health San Antonio breaks ground on new $430 million hospitalSAN ANTONIO ā The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio broke ground Monday on a new $430 million multi-speciality and research hospital. According to UT Health officials, the hospital will be used for āresearch and treatment of cancer and other complex diseases that disproportionately impact the people of South Texas. Dr. William L. Henrich, president of UT Health San Antonio, welcomed academic, civic and community leaders from The University of Texas System, the city of San Antonio and Bexar County. UT Health officials said once completed, the center will deliver the most advanced precision-based care and the latest targeted therapies possible. Also on KSAT:Q&A: Medical director for University Health gives insight on COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancyUniversity Health establishes COVID-19 vaccine registry for seniors 80 and olderAdMetro Health to make 30,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments available Thursday
UTSA researchers uncover evidence that COVID-19 virus could enter human brain
Read full article: UTSA researchers uncover evidence that COVID-19 virus could enter human brainSAN ANTONIO ā A University of Texas at San Antonio research team wanted to know if the virus that causes COVID-19 could enter the brain. Jenny Hsieh, a professor in the Department of Biology at UTSA, led the research to test the teamās questions. She said researchers took human stem cells and created brain organoids, or tiny brains, in a lab. āOrganoids are really small, three-dimensional brain-like tissue grown in a petri dish, and they resemble the developing human brain,ā Hsieh said. Hsieh said UTSA researchers collaborated with scientists from the Texas Biomedical Institute, who are growing the live virus.
Traumatic brain injuries and criminals: Changing perceptions and saving lives
Read full article: Traumatic brain injuries and criminals: Changing perceptions and saving livesDENVER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) ā When you hear the words traumatic brain injury, or TBI, you think of professional football players. This new research is completely changing how people are thinking about the criminal justice system and the people in it. Professor Kim Gorgens says 97% of women in the criminal justice system have been exposed to violence and abuse. Marchell knows exactly where he would be without professor Gorgens' research. Professor Gorgens' research began with 4,500 inmates and probationers.
Study: Pet owners have an influence on their dogs personality
Read full article: Study: Pet owners have an influence on their dogs personalityThe study revealed dog owners have great influences over their traits. Researchers say dogs can change their personalities depending on their ownerās personality or mental state. They say owners who have a happy relationship with their pet, tend to have a dog whoās more active and exciting. Researchers found dogs' personalities changed over time based on the quality of their relationships with their owners. The study also revealed a dogās age had a profound effect on its personality.
Witte Museum unearths $250,000 grant to help collect, maintain fossils
Read full article: Witte Museum unearths $250,000 grant to help collect, maintain fossilsWitte Museum unearths $250,000 grant to help collect, maintain fossilsPublished: August 31, 2020, 12:49 pmThere are excavations going on throughout the year, and now, thanks to a new grant, the Witte Museum will be able to find so much more.
Could dogs help in the detection of COVID-19? Studies suggest its possible
Read full article: Could dogs help in the detection of COVID-19? Studies suggest its possibleAccording to a couple of recent studies, there is substantial evidence that dogs could detect a person infected by COVID-19 by sniffing out his or her odor. Dogs, by nature, have this superpower, if you will, to use their sense of smell in unique ways. Having said that, its not a total shock that dogs could possibly sniff out and detect COVID-19 in someone, but still, really cool, right? Three different types of detection dogs were used, including explosive-detection dogs, search-and-rescue dogs and colon cancer-detection dogs. Its important to note that, researchers were not aiming to provide evidence that all dogs are able to detect COVID-19, rather that well-trained dogs might be capable.