Dr. Bieniek receives UT System’s Rising STARs Award
November 27, 2019
He is assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and director of the brain bank at the Biggs Institute.
Rapamycin prevents age-related brain vascular deterioration, study shows
November 11, 2019
This finding, if furthered, holds implications for aging in general and perhaps offers an avenue to prevent Alzheimer’s dementia in some people.
You’re invited to join campuswide coalition on family caregiving
November 4, 2019
The School of Nursing’s Caring for the Caregiver program, directed by Carole L. White, Ph.D., RN, is leading an effort to establish a campuswide, interdisciplinary effort to support family caregivers.
Biggs Institute seeks 10 volunteers for study of Alzheimer’s drug
October 23, 2019
The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio is recruiting volunteers for a clinical study of an investigational drug for Alzheimer’s disease. The principal investigator for this study is Sudha Seshadri, M.D., professor of neurology at UT Health San Antonio and director of the Glenn Biggs Institute. The Biggs […]
What you need to know about brain donation
August 6, 2019
A Dialogue on Dementia seminar set for 5 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, will focus on the brain donation program, the outcomes and the unlimited potential that comes from this selfless gift.
Study finds CTE in 6% of subjects
June 21, 2019
Nearly 6% of athletes and non-athletes were found to have the neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the largest, and broadest, study conducted of the disease to date. The findings were published June 14 in the international journal Brain Pathology. “Generally our findings point to CTE being more common in athletes and more common in […]