Episodes

  • Science & Medicine: Small daily choices can have a big impact on your dementia risk

    Science & Medicine: Small daily choices can have a big impact on your dementia risk
    Jul 19 2026
    A UT San Antonio researcher warns that dementia cases could triple by 2050 and that no health system on earth is ready for it. But Dr. Claudia Suemoto says the outlook isn't hopeless: everyday choices around exercise, diet, and community can meaningfully lower your risk, especially if you start by around age 35.
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    2 mins
  • Science & Medicine: Pursuing precision medicine for Alzheimer's disease

    Science & Medicine: Pursuing precision medicine for Alzheimer's disease
    Jul 12 2026
    A cutting-edge technology and an exciting recent hire hint at exciting developments in the future of precision medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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    2 mins
  • Science & Medicine: Training health care workers to save lives in Texas maternity care deserts

    Science & Medicine: Training health care workers to save lives in Texas maternity care deserts
    Jul 5 2026
    In the nearly half of Texas counties considered maternity care deserts, few health care workers are trained to handle a pregnancy emergency like maternal cardiac arrest. A simulation-based training program from an expert at UT San Antonio's Kate Marmion School of Public Health aims to change that, and reduce preventable deaths in the process.
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    2 mins
  • The Pentagon's flu vaccine policy change created an 'epidemiological time bomb' at Lackland

    The Pentagon's flu vaccine policy change created an 'epidemiological time bomb' at Lackland
    Jun 29 2026
    A month after flu shots became voluntary, influenza began to burn through boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base. Hundreds have been sickened, and infectious diseases experts are not surprised.
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    5 mins
  • Science & Medicine: Scanning the brain to improve treatment for traumatized teens

    Science & Medicine: Scanning the brain to improve treatment for traumatized teens
    Jun 28 2026
    Around 20% of teens who have experienced emotional trauma don't respond to talk therapy. UT Health San Antonio is using neuroimaging to track brain changes in traumatized teens during a course of therapy to see if they can figure out why, which could lead to the development of more personalized treatments that will help more teens heal.
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    2 mins
  • Science & Medicine: A San Antonio researcher is studying magnets and money to treat alcohol use disorder

    Science & Medicine: A San Antonio researcher is studying magnets and money to treat alcohol use disorder
    Jun 21 2026
    Alcohol use disorder affects millions of Americans, but treatment options remain limited, and relapse is common. A UT Health San Antonio researcher is studying two unconventional approaches that he hopes could one day be combined into a single, more effective treatment.
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    2 mins
  • Science & Medicine: Relaxing excited neurons may lead to more effective treatments for schizophrenia

    Science & Medicine: Relaxing excited neurons may lead to more effective treatments for schizophrenia
    Jun 14 2026
    A new medication to treat schizophrenia has been developed by scientists who discovered that a neuron that inhibits the activity of other cells may be in short supply in those with the disorder.
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    2 mins
  • Science & Medicine: MDMA could revolutionize PTSD treatment for the military

    Science & Medicine: MDMA could revolutionize PTSD treatment for the military
    Jun 7 2026
    Around 17% of service members who deploy to combat zones come home with PTSD — and for many, the road to recovery is long, difficult, and often out of reach. A new study hopes to change that by pairing a single dose of MDMA — known colloquially as ecstasy — with intensive therapy, potentially compressing recovery into just two weeks.
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    2 mins