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San Antonio Report: San Antonio scientists pushing for $3B in state funding for dementia research

San Antonio Report: San Antonio scientists pushing for $3B in state funding for dementia research

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Targeting brain immune cells could restore Alzheimer’s-related lipid imbalance

  More than a century ago, Alois Alzheimer noted unusual changes in brain fats, which he described as “lipoid granules,” along with the buildup of amyloid-beta (amyloid) plaques and tau protein tangles. These observations led to the identification of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Since then, most Alzheimer’s research has focused on amyloid and tau, […]

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Breakthrough imaging technology to debut at UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health

A leap forward in brain imaging is coming to San Antonio. UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health, opening in December 2025, will be the first in Texas to house a Siemens MAGNETOM 7-Tesla Terra.X magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system — one of the most advanced MRI technologies available. This scanner produces ultra-high-resolution brain […]

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Breakthrough imaging technology to debut at UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health

A leap forward in brain imaging is coming to San Antonio. UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health opening in December 2025 will be the first in Texas to house a Siemens MAGNETOM 7-Tesla Terra.X magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system — one of the most advanced MRI technologies available.

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Healing together: Patients, families and community at heart of UT San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health

  This story is featured in the October issue of BCMS San Antonio Medicine magazine. After nearly a decade of planning, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center will open the doors of its innovative Center for Brain Health in December 2025. The $100 million, 103,000-square-foot facility brings together clinical care, research, […]

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Science in motion: How tai chi and other traditional therapies are changing healthcare

  This story is featured in the October issue of the BCMS San Antonio Medicine magazine. People may picture tai chi as graceful, slow-motion movements practiced in parks or community centers. But Wei Liu, PhD, research director of the Human Performance and Rehabilitation Research Lab and associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at The University […]

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Texas Contractor: Joeris General Contractors Delivers $100M Brain Health Center Despite Space Constraints

Texas Contractor: Joeris General Contractors Delivers $100M Brain Health Center Despite Space Constraints

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San Antonio Express-News: Texans to vote in November on funding dementia research with brain health initiative

San Antonio Express-News op-ed: Texans to vote in November on funding dementia research with brain health initiative

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Brain health experts share research, hope at Think Science event

Three leading experts in neurology and aging gathered at UT Health San Antonio Sept. 22 for Texas Public Radio’s Think Science event to share the latest in brain health research. Programs at UT Health San Antonio provide hope that scientific advances may one day make Alzheimer’s a disease of the past.

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UT San Antonio Health Science Center’s Zhu receives $150,000 UT System Rising STARs award to advance aging research and collaborative innovation

  Yi Zhu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) Health Science Center, received a UT System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award in the amount […]

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