Petrie Dish

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Science & Medicine: Anti-aging drug shows promise in marmosets Jul 28, 2024

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Adam Salmon, PhD, studies aging in marmosets. He and his team recently concluded that an immunosuppressant called rapamycin extends the lifespan of marmosets. This has significant implications for the study of aging in humans.

Petrie Dish: UTSA developing AI tool to expedite patient care in trauma emergencies Jul 26, 2024

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At the scene of an emergency, a flurry of decisions must be made. A new AI tool called the iRemedyAct could expedite processes of care during health emergencies.

Science & Medicine: Studying stressed out rats to understand PTSD in humans Jul 21, 2024

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David Morilak, PhD, a professor of pharmacology and director of the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience at UT Health San Antonio, studies rats in an effort to understand the characteristics of stressful events that can lead to PTSD in humans.

Science & Medicine: Developing new medications to manage cancer pain Jul 14, 2024

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Shivani Ruparel, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Endodontics at UT Health San Antonio, and her team are working on potential analgesics to help mitigate cancer pain.

Science & Medicine: Exercise affects men and women differently Jul 07, 2024

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Physical exercise impacts every type of tissue in the body and affects males and females differently. Data gathered at UT Health San Antonio. It’s part of a nationwide, multi-site study on exercise and the human body.

Petrie Dish: Defining long COVID Jul 05, 2024

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UT Health San Antonio Professor and Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine Dr. Monica Verduzco-Guttierrez, has helped craft a universal definition for long COVID, a cluster of sometimes disabling symptoms that occur after someone has recovered from COVID-19.

Science & Medicine: Help for women's pelvic health disorders Jun 29, 2024

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Pelvic health disorders can disrupt women's quality of life. The conditions might be considered common and inevitable, but they should not be ignored.

Petrie Dish: What you need to know about COVID FLiRT variants Jun 25, 2024

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New COVID variants have emerged as dominant strains as summer begins. They're called FLiRT variants because of their unique mutations.

Science & Medicine: Bridging the rural health divide Jun 23, 2024

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The Rural Cohort Study is bringing the lab right to the often isolated communities they want to research.

Science & Medicine: Plants-2-Plate Jun 16, 2024

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Plants-2-Plate is a six-month program that helps people adopt a whole food, plant-based diet.