Professor Brian Eastridge, MD, led the San Antonio team of a multi-site, national research trauma study, which recently published findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery. The investigators concluded that trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the hospital had a better chance of surviving than those who did not. 

Funding from the National Institute on Aging is supporting the research study of Lisa Kilpela, PhD, which targets elderly women who struggle with overeating. To learn more about the benefits of participating in this and other clinical trials, as well as the eligibility criteria, visit the Barshop Institute clinical trials website.  

Supported by the Owens Medical Research Foundation, Bess Frost, PhD, recipient of the TAMEST 2020  Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine, is leading a Phase 2A clinical trial to test the efficacy of an anti-retroviral therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease (ART-AD) using an FDA-approved generic drug commonly used to treat HIV and Hepatitis B. The six-month study is currently enrolling participants. Research findings in Dr. Frost’s lab have shown promise for decreasing the neurocognitive decline of Alzheimer’s patients in the early stages of the disease.