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TPR: Science & Medicine: Alzheimer’s and the inflammatory trigger
December 20, 2023
Bess Frost, PhD, an associate professor in Cell Systems and Anatomy, and her team recently discovered that an inflammatory trigger, like one present during viral infections, is elevated in Alzheimer’s — but this inflammatory trigger isn’t from our time. To listen to the podcast or read the article, visit TPR.org.
TPR: Science & Medicine: The Brain Bank
November 20, 2023
Brain donations provide families with answers and closure while providing key resources for research, said Kevin Bieniek, PhD, director of the Brain Bank at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health Science Center San Antonio. To listen to the podcast or read the article, visit TPR.org.
TPR: Science & Medicine: Omega 3 fatty acids to fight Alzheimer’s
November 5, 2023
People in their 40s and 50s may be able to fight Alzheimer’s disease with Omega 3 fatty acids found in fatty fish and fish oils, according to Claudia Satizabal, Ph.D, assistant professor of population health sciences with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio. To listen to the […]
TPR: Science & Medicine: Using AI for brain health diagnoses
October 29, 2023
Artificial intelligence may be somewhat unsettling, but it also has the potential to improve and even save lives, according to Mohamad Habes, PhD, assistant professor of radiology and director of the neuroimaging core at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health Science Center San Antonio. To listen to the podcast or […]
TPR: Science & Medicine: Brain healthy diets
October 21, 2023
Debora Melo van Lent, PhD, nutrition scientist and epidemiologist at the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, shares the latest discoveries from research studies focused on diets that might slow brain aging and our risks for developing dementia. To listen to the podcast or read the article, visit […]
Using AI to diagnose brain disease in seconds
August 8, 2023
Stroke has occurred several times in your family. Aunt Mary suffered hers at the dinner table on a holiday. The fork she was holding fell to the table. Grandmother Sadie’s happened during her last years when you were away at college. Her thinking was never sharp again. Yes, your family history includes stroke and dementia […]
UT Health Science Center San Antonio recognized as Parkinson’s Foundation Comprehensive Care Center
July 26, 2023
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been designated a Parkinson’s Foundation Comprehensive Care Center, the first of its kind in the state of Texas. The Parkinson’s Foundation announced the expansion of its Global Care Network with the addition of four Centers of Excellence and four Comprehensive Care […]
San Antonio Woman: Sudha Seshadri, MD, Stands at the Forefront of Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment
July 19, 2023
In San Antonio Woman magazine, Sudha Seshadri, MD, founding director of the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, shares what ignited her passion for studying the complexities of neurodegenerative diseases. Read the article at SAWoman.com.
Think Science: Dementia in South Texas Recording
June 12, 2023
“South Texas is about 80% Hispanic. Our city is about 65% Hispanic. Hispanics on average have a 50% higher risk of developing dementia. And unfortunately, the risk is pretty high. If we don’t do anything, if we as a group don’t do anything, one in three of us will develop dementia at some time before […]
Construction underway on first of its kind Center for Brain Health at UT Health Science Center San Antonio
May 2, 2023
The Center for Brain Health will contain 75 exam rooms, 50 faculty offices, a 12-chair non-oncology infusion center and an outpatient pharmacy. The five-level building, 103,500 gross square feet in size, will provide ease of access for families and patients and meet their many needs under one roof. Designed services include advanced clinical and research […]