Targeting brain immune cells could restore Alzheimer’s-related lipid imbalance
October 20, 2025
New research from The University of Texas at San Antonio, in collaboration with the University of California at Irvine, shows that changes in brain fats, or lipids, play a major role in Alzheimer’s development and progression. Lipid imbalances can influence how amyloid proteins build up, and certain genes that regulate lipid metabolism are linked to Alzheimer’s risk.
Breakthrough imaging technology to debut at UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health
October 8, 2025
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 …
Healing together: Patients, families and community at heart of UT San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health
October 7, 2025
This artist’s rendering shows the UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health, scheduled to open in December. This story is featured in the October issue of BCMS San Antonio Medicine magazine. After nearly a decade of planning, The University …
Pilot study: Branched-chain amino acids may help physical, mental fatigue in older adults
October 2, 2025
It is often said that exercise is the best medicine, but for many older adults, it can be a prescription that is increasingly difficult to take. Age-related physical and mental health challenges frequently make regular activity hard to sustain. …
Brain health experts share research, hope at Think Science event
September 29, 2025
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.
Three Health Science Center researchers receive UT System STARs awards
September 15, 2025
Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology; Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, the William and Berneice Castella Distinguished Professor in Aging Studies; and Yi Zhu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, received UT System Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention awards for their work in aging research.
San Antonio Pepper Center secures $6.5M grant to advance aging research
September 15, 2025
While people are living longer than ever, many are also living with chronic health problems that impact their quality of life. In September, the San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at UT Health San Antonio received a $6.5 million grant to improve the health and functional independence of older adults.
UT San Antonio Health Science Center’s Zhu receives $150,000 UT System Rising STARs award to advance aging research and collaborative innovation
September 11, 2025
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 Sys …
UT San Antonio Health Science Center School of Nursing professor receives $150,000 UT System Faculty STARs award
September 10, 2025
Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, the William and Berneice Castella Distinguished Professor in Aging Studies and incoming assistant dean for research at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) Health Science Center Sch …
From San Antonio to the world: UT San Antonio Health Science Center among top global research institutions
September 8, 2025
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center has been recognized among the top 2.4% of universities worldwide in the 2025 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), reaffirming its position as a global leader in biomedical discovery and innovation.