KENS 5: Healthy SA: Tackling the opioid epidemic
January 25, 2024
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, vice president for research, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and executive director, Be Well Texas, a statewide substance use treatment and recovery initiative of UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed …
NEWS4SA: Texan mother fights for stronger drug laws, impacting state’s fentanyl crisis
January 25, 2024
Tara Karns-Wright, PhD, senior director of Be Well Texas, a statewide substance use treatment and recovery initiative of UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now

Locked-in syndrome is predominant outcome when children survive drowning, larger study confirms
January 25, 2024
It is a far cry from the traditionally thought-of “vegetative state” in which the mind is absent while the body lives on. Indeed, it is the opposite. Children with “locked-in syndrome,” unable to move or speak, are awake and fully aware of their surroundings.

Locked-in syndrome is predominant outcome when children survive drowning, larger study confirms
January 24, 2024
Locked-in state named Conrad Syndrome after San Antonio survivor Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content contributed by Will Sansom SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 24, 2024 — It is a far cry from the traditionally thought-of “vegetative state …
Yahoo! Finance: Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5-10 years before symptoms
January 24, 2024
Claudia Satizabal, PhD, population health sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Sudha Seshadri, MD, neurology, director, of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases an …
Mirage: Brain Region Thinning May Indicate Dementia Risk Decade Early
January 24, 2024
Claudia Satizabal, PhD, population health sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Sudha Seshadri, MD, neurology, director, of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases an …
News Medical: Thinning brain tissue predicts dementia up to a decade before symptoms
January 24, 2024
Claudia Satizabal, PhD, population health sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Sudha Seshadri, MD, neurology, director, of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases an …
Neuroscience News: Brain Thinning Predicts Alzheimer’s 10 Years Before Symptoms
January 24, 2024
Claudia Satizabal, PhD, population health sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Sudha Seshadri, MD, neurology, director, of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases an …
ScienceDaily: Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5-10 years before symptoms
January 24, 2024
Claudia Satizabal, PhD, population health sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Sudha Seshadri, MD, neurology, director, of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases an …
Newsweek — Sidebar: Dementia Risk Lowered by Six Habits, Study Suggests
January 24, 2024
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio was mentioned in this article. Read More
