Community Impact: Construction starts on Center for Brain Health in northwest San Antonio
May 5, 2023
The start of the construction on the Center for Brain Health was featured in this piece. Read More
UT Health San Antonio responds to coming tsunami of dementia and other brain health challenges
May 1, 2023
This spring, UT Health San Antonio announced it will build a $100 million Center for Brain Health to enhance its Biggs Institute and the Department of Neurology of its Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
Keeping a tighter rein on blood pressure in adults over 50 is desirable for brain health
April 21, 2023
Participants whose hypertension was more intensively managed had fewer lesions in the brain’s white matter Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 21, 2023) — Intensive blood pressure treatment significantly reduces the risk of adverse cerebrovascular events such as stroke. New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT […]
Commentary: San Antonio is building a national resource in brain health
April 7, 2023
Originally published by the San Antonio Express-News on April 4, 2023. By William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, and Sudha Seshadri, MD In the coming years, an overwhelming number of people in our community will reach the stage of life when they are at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The primary risk factor […]
San Antonio Express-News — Commentary: San Antonio is building a national resource in brain health
April 4, 2023
William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president, UT Health San Antonio, and Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor, Neurology, and founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, authored this opinion piece. Read More
AARP: Superfoods for the Brain
March 29, 2023
Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute, was quoted in this story. Read More