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They said they found a new strategy that allows the body to use its own protein receptors to help the drugs enter cells more efficiently.

A San Antonio researcher hopes to dispel myths about who is at risk for eating disorders while studying the interaction between binge eating disorder and food insecurity in older Hispanic women.

Researchers said firefighters are at a 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and 14% higher risk of dying from cancer.

A medication that appears to preserve brain function after a stroke will soon go into human trials. The San Antonio researcher who discovered the medication's potential more than two decades ago is still leading the team.

In a statement, officials said their study analyzed patterns in dementia and aging from 678 nuns from the School Sisters of Notre Dame. They were part of the "Nun Study," now overseen by the Glenn Biggs Institute.

The findings from a conference a year ago were published in an online book with recommendations to combat the disparities in the incidence of cancer in Latinos.

The new website — UTSanAntonioTogether.org — was announced Friday by UTSA President Taylor Eighmy and UT Health San Antonio Acting President Robert Hromas.

The UT School of Public Health welcomed its inaugural class. The school is the first Public Health school in San Antonio.

The Board of Regents for the University of Texas System have voted to merge UTSA and UT Health San Antonio by 2025. UTSA President Taylor Eighmy will lead the newly combined university.

The antiviral drug also used to treat hepatitis B may help slow cognitive decline.