Claire Kowalick

Like a busy restaurant kitchen, our cells depend on well-organized working spaces to assemble the “recipes” that keep the body healthy. When these spaces are disrupted, important functions like gene regulation and DNA repair can go awry, promoting diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. UT San Antonio scientist David Libich, PhD, associate professor in […]

A study published in April, in the Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, led by Greg Tuttle, DDS, explores an emerging approach to delivering local, fast-acting dental anesthesia while reducing the lingering numbness often associated with traditional techniques. The research team included University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) students Jared J. […]

The human body hosts vast communities of bacteria that influence health in ways scientists are only beginning to fully understand. In recent years, scientists have turned increasing attention to microbiomes as potential contributors to brain health and neurodegenerative disease. A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio adds to […]

For decades, Alzheimer’s disease research has focused almost exclusively on harmful proteins in the brain. But scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio are taking a new approach to how the disease is understood and treated. A recent study published in Nature Communications shows that certain lipids, fats that make up more than […]

A third-year MD/PhD graduate student from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), Christopher Mullally, recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute for a project examining how the body regulates internal sources of mutation and how breakdowns in that regulation may contribute to cancer development. While […]

In a study published April 13 in Nature Communications, scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio found a link between a bacterium in the gut microbiome and lupus, which could lead to more effective treatment of the disease. Systemic lupus erythematosus, the most common form of lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease that […]

Scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio discovered a potential path to maintaining the cancer-fighting benefits of one type of immunotherapy while limiting harmful organ damage, providing new hope for this promising treatment. Immunotherapy is a powerful tool in cancer treatment, but its power can come at the cost of severe side […]

Scientists at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), have found a potential

Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) have uncovered a treasure trove of information about hundreds of proteins released by the liver and how the timing of their release may affect bodily processes. A recent study, published June 2 in Nature Communications, describes how the liver releases certain proteins at […]

For decades, scientists have studied antibiotic resistance, which is how bacteria evolve mechanisms to evade lifesaving drugs. Now, researchers are warning that a similar challenge is emerging among fungi, where resistance to frontline antifungal medications is making serious infections increasingly difficult to treat. Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory and professor […]