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Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor and founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was interviewed for this article. Read More
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In a study published in December 2024 in the journal Pain, a research team led by Yu Shin Kim, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, The University of Health Science Center at San Antonio, observed for the first time the simultaneous activity of more than 3,000 trigeminal ganglion (TG) neurons.
Hispanics face nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to non-Hispanic whites, according to the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging.
Cynthia Cantu, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Lee Rogers, DPM, Department of Orthopaedics, chief, Division of Podiatry, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now (KSAT 12 at noon) Watch Now (KSAT 12 GMSA@9) Watch Now (KSAT on YouTube)
Nora Kwiatkowski, MS, RD, senior dietitian, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
A study by UT Health San Antonio about Alzheimer’s disease risk across populations was mentioned in this news segment. Watch Now
Liang Ma, PhD, assistant professor at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Department of Pharmacology, and Agustin Ruiz, MD, professor and director of the Biggs Institute’s Biological Core laboratory, were both quoted in this article. Read More
Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 6, 2025 – A groundbreaking study from researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has uncovered a genetic factor that may contribute to the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition that currently […]