Healthy Aging and Lifestyle
Keeping a tighter rein on blood pressure in adults over 50 is desirable for brain health
April 22, 2023
Participants whose hypertension was more intensively managed had fewer lesions in the brain’s white matter Intensive blood pressure treatment significantly reduces the risk of adverse cerebrovascular events such as stroke. New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) shows evidence of how the brain benefits from […]
Texas Public Radio: San Antonio researchers revive 1979 Heart and Mind Study
March 15, 2023
What began as a heart disease, stroke and atherosclerosis study, the Framingham Heart Study from its 1948 launch, ultimately broadened into explorations of many topics. Dementia studies using Framingham data began in the 1970s. Meanwhile, beginning in 1979, another study, the San Antonio Heart Study, blazed the trail in enrolling Hispanic participants. In this Petrie […]
UT Health San Antonio scientists tie obesity to Alzheimer’s-related genes
February 22, 2023
Obesity in midlife and in women most closely linked to dementia. In a new study, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) link obesity with 21 Alzheimer’s disease-related genes, providing a potential mechanistic explanation for why Alzheimer’s is sometimes more frequent among adults who experienced obesity […]