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    Petrie Dish

    Why does a new study on depression have people asking their doctors about their SSRI medications? Will sequencing the human genome soon be affordable for almost everyone? On Petrie Dish, join host and veteran reporter Bonnie Petrie for deep dives into a wide range of bioscience and medicine stories.

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    Science & Medicine: Using technology to improve health equity May 03, 2026
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    Remote technology can bring health interventions to patients who may struggle to get themselves to care because of where they live or how much money they have. Tae Joon Moon, Ph.D., has found that transdermal alcohol monitors are a remote tech that might help treat people with alcohol use disorder.

    Science & Medicine: Weight loss surgery without the scalpel Apr 26, 2026
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    Obesity rates in South Texas exceed the national average, but many patients hesitate to pursue bariatric surgery due to the risks involved. UT Health San Antonio now offers endoscopic alternatives that achieve comparable weight loss results with no incisions, shorter recovery times, and lower risk.

    Science & Medicine: San Antonio scientist discovers how stress triggers migraines Apr 19, 2026
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    UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist Yu Shin Kim, PhD, has discovered how stress causes migraines, which could lead to treatments that prevent them.

    Petrie Dish: New national guidelines target often-missed TBI cases Apr 17, 2026
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    You don’t have to be a football player or a bull rider to have a traumatic brain injury. You don’t even have to hit your head. More than half go undetected. New national guidelines aim to help primary care doctors catch them sooner.

    Science & Medicine: Pain researchers have their eyes on ending chronic pain Apr 12, 2026
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    A UT Health San Antonio researcher is working to map the nerves involved in jaw pain as part of a federally funded consortium aimed at developing the first targeted, non-opioid treatment for chronic pain, research he hopes will give millions of suffering Americans their lives back and ultimately reverse or even prevent pain in the first place.

    Science & Medicine: Why are neurodevelopmental disorders common in Duchenne muscular dystrophy? Apr 05, 2026
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    Around 30% of boys diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy also experience cognitive dysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD. A UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist is doing research he hopes will uncover what is causing these deficits and how they might be treated.

    Science & Medicine: A San Antonio researcher asks whether the go-to rescue medicine for breathing problems is used too often Mar 29, 2026
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    When hospital patients have trouble breathing, respiratory therapists often reach for Albuterol, but a San Antonio researcher thinks it may be overused. He and his students are measuring patient response to the drug, hoping to bring more evidence-based medicine to respiratory care.

    Petrie Dish: Whole milk is back in schools, but not everyone can drink it. Here's how to make sure all kids get a nutritional boost Mar 26, 2026
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    Whole milk is back in school lunches, but millions of American kids can’t easily digest it. Pediatric dietitian Marina Chaparro breaks down the science and offers ideas to help families make sure their kids get the nutrition they need, no matter what’s in the carton.

    Science & Medicine: Exercise is medicine for people with Parkinson's disease Mar 22, 2026
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    Exercise can improve function and slow disease progression in people with Parkinson's disease, but why? A UT Health San Antonio researcher is studying patients who exercise and play virtual reality games to see if she can figure out the answer.

    Science & Medicine: Studying San Antonio construction workers to figure out why laborers in Central America are dying of kidney disease Mar 15, 2026
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    Chronic kidney disease with no clear cause is killing young people who do physical labor in Central America at an alarming rate. A UT Health San Antonio researcher has spent a decade looking for answers, and this summer, he'll study similar workers in San Antonio to see if clues he uncovers here can save lives there.

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