Research
Neurology Today: Elevated plasma tau predicts stroke risk over and above other factors
August 8, 2019
By Richard Robinson ARTICLE IN BRIEF:In blood samples from participants in the longitudinal Framingham Heart Study, researchers applied a highly sensitive test for total tau and found that those with higher levels had an increased risk for stroke. Elevation of tau in the bloodstream is an independent risk factor for stroke, according to a study […]
Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects
June 21, 2019
Nearly 6% of athletes and non-athletes were found to have the neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the largest, and broadest, study conducted of the disease to date. The findings were published June 14 in the international journal Brain Pathology. “Generally our findings point to CTE being more common in athletes and more common in football […]
Dr. Gonzales named RL5 scholar
June 5, 2019
Mitzi Gonzales, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology and member of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disorders, has been named to the RL5 Scholars program. The NIH funded position supported by the Pepper Center “supports early career investigators appointed by an institution for activities related to the development of a successful clinical and […]
KSAT 12: Local scientists help discover new genes to identify risk for Alzheimer’s
June 4, 2019
International collaboration could further help people see if they’re at risk By Courtney Friedman – VJ, Reporter, Sal Salazar – Photojournalist SAN ANTONIO – It’s an unprecedented project. The largest Alzheimer’s study in the world involved scientists at University of Texas Health San Antonio. The study, just published in Februrary, reports the discovery of five new genes that increase […]
Trend shows later onset of dementia, fewer years of the disease
April 25, 2019
The diagnosis is one that a family never wants to hear: Your father has Alzheimer’s disease. Your mother has stroke-related dementia. Sudha Seshadri, M.D. A recently released study, included in a special supplement to the Journal of Gerontology, indicates that dementia’s impact might be compressing a bit. That is, people might be developing dementia later and […]
Researcher selected to participate in program to study Alzheimer’s-vascular interplay
April 23, 2019
Bernard Fongang, Ph.D. Bernard Fongang, Ph.D., of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been selected to participate in the PRIDE CVD-CGE Program, a research enrichment activity offered by Washington University at St. Louis. The primary objective of the […]
San Antonio Express News: Teaching San Antonio researchers to turn brain power into market power
April 15, 2019
By Laura Garcia, Staff writer Local researchers are dissecting the tiny brains of genetically modified fruit flies, looking for the key to understanding how Alzheimer’s disease progresses. A team of scientists at a UT Health San Antonio research lab are using the flies to test whether a drug that’s been approved for HIV and hepatitis […]
Postdoctoral fellow’s research to be recognized at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting
April 11, 2019
Eliana A. Vasquez, M.D., postdoctoral fellow of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, has been selected to present her research at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting on Monday, May 6.
Postdoctoral fellow receives BrightFocus award
April 11, 2019
Wenyan Sun, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow of the Sam & Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio, was awarded a $200,000 two year post-doctoral fellowship award by BrightFocus. BrightFocus funds research worldwide on Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration and glaucoma.
News4SA: Brain Bank opens to bring more research and treatment to CTE, Alzheimer’s patients
March 14, 2019
by Adam King This week Brain Awareness Week is a nationwide effort to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research, and there is a brand new facility opening in San Antonio to help protect the his week Brain Awareness Week is a nationwide effort to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research, […]