Dr. Henry McGill, featured guest on "Science and Society," discusses why heart disease prevention needs to start in childhood | 03.02.2005

During the March 2, 2005 edition of "Science and Society" on World Talk Radio, SFBR senior scientist emeritus Dr. Henry C. McGill Jr. discussed his career of research on cardiovascular disease, including his latest findings about the development of atherosclerosis in youths and young adults. Dr. McGill stresses that we are never too young or too old to focus on heart disease prevention. Click here to listen to the interview online. | Read the full story

Studies on obesity, diabetes honing in on genetic roots | 02.25.2005

SFBR geneticist Anthony Comuzzie, Ph.D., was a featured speaker at the recent Southwest Research Consortium symposium on obesity in the Hispanic population. In his talk, Dr. Comuzzie described how family studies are helping SFBR scientists find genes that influence obesity and related complex diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. | Read the full story

Baboon-epilepsy links sought: S.A. scientists look for clues in animals' genes | 01.25.2005

SFBR geneticist Dr. Jeff Williams is leading a pioneering project to study the genetics of epilepsy in baboons. As the primate most susceptible to naturally occurring seizures and epilepsy, these animals have much to teach scientists about how genes influence this condition in humans. | Read the full story

Children's Health in Texas | 10.01.2004

Dr. Henry C. McGill Jr., senior scientist emeritus at SFBR, was part of a panel discussion on children's health during National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation Science Friday" on October 1, 2004. Click here to visit the Science Friday Web site, where you can listen to an archived copy of the show. | Read the full story

Spring gala pays off with $80,000 grant to fund new research | 09.27.2004

The Southwest Foundation Forum’s 2004 spring gala has led to an $80,000 gift to the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR). The donation will fund four new research projects by SFBR scientists. | Read the full story

To prevent heart disease, start when it begins -- in childhood | 09.20.2004

In this column for the San Antonio Business Journal, Dr. Henry C. McGill Jr. explains how our lifestyle as children impacts our risk for heart disease later in life. | Read the full story

Lost sense of thirst in elderly leads to scientific study; Undetected dehydration can have deadly consequences | 08.30.2004

SFBR researchers collaborate in a study that uses brain imaging technology to discover why our sense of thirst declines with age. | Read the full story

SFBR scientists part of team that offers new explanation
for the intercontinental spread of drug-resistant malaria
Global mobility seen as likely to expand impact of dangerous, mutant parasites | 08.19.2004

Africa’s increasing incidence of drug-resistant malaria resulted from mutant parasites transported from Asia, according to an article in the Aug. 20 issue of the journal Science – co-authored by two scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. | Read the full story

Zuni Indians to help local researchers understand the genetics of kidney disease | 08.10.2004

Researchers from San Antonio’s Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) are involved in a new study in New Mexico that could have implications for improving the health of people in the Southwest. SFBR has formed a partnership with the University of New Mexico and the Zuni Pueblo to study the genetics of kidney disease among the Zuni Indians. American Indians, like Hispanics, are three times as likely as Caucasians to suffer from kidney disease, a common correlate of diabetes. | Read the full story

NIH awards record grant to SFBR
for Southwest National Primate Research Center
| 08.09.2004

Five-year, $27.9 million renewal enables development of new resources | Read the full story