In groundbreaking news for patients with movement disorders, neurologists with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are among the nation’s first to use technology that enables deep brain stimulation that adapts as symptoms change.
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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.
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Five years after the height of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, scientists are beginning to unveil the infection’s potential long-term effects on the brain. We now know that following an acute COVID-19 infection, between 10% and 35% of people suffer from lingering effects called long COVID. For some people, these effects can be mild and short-lived, […]
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Advancement in the detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases means more people can preserve brain health for longer. But a crisis looms as an onslaught of people at risk for neurodegenerative diseases in the next 40 years is met with a shortage of health care providers. According to the U.S. […]
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In the coming years, Africa is expected to sustain the greatest increase in Alzheimer’s and related dementia cases. Advancing the ability of African scientists to conduct research in these fields is critical for progress in understanding and treating these conditions. A transformative training program crafted through a collaboration between the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s […]
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Hispanics have a higher dementia risk from vascular injury A new neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease is related to general cognition and may serve to identify persons at risk of dementia in future clinical trials, a landmark study has found. The study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at […]
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Agustin Ruiz, MD, PhD, professor and director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases’ Biological Core laboratory and the Keith M. and Pat V. Orme Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) received a $300,000 UT System […]
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Carey Calvin was at the lowest point in his life two years ago. After a childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse and years of antidepressant medications and therapies that were not working, Calvin was ready to give up. “It was the first time I felt like my family and the things closest to […]
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“I spent valuable time on my journey, mental health challenges, and life. I didn’t even recognize myself in the mirror. I lost (so much) time that I couldn’t look in the mirror.” – Reflections of a study participant A bus stop, a clock, the view from a bedroom floor: These images and many more […]
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Study led partly by UT Health San Antonio suggests new prevention strategies Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen in brain magnetic resonance imaging is a primary vascular factor associated with dementia risk. […]
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