Cognition and gait speed often decline together, study shows

May 4, 2020

Do thinking and walking go hand in hand in determining the health course of senior adults? A study published by UT Health San Antonio researchers found that, indeed, the two functions often parallel each other in determining a person’s health trajectory. The researchers analyzed data from 370 participants in the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of […]




Music that heals

April 30, 2020

Grace Notes community choir is helping people living with dementia and their families connect virtually through the healing power of music.






‘Reasons for Hope’ in the fight against dementia

February 28, 2020

Hundreds of community members listened to several of the world’s leading experts discuss reasons to be hopeful in the fight against dementia at the South Texas Alzheimer’s Conference public event.

South Texas dementia public event


‘Reasons for Hope’ summarizes dementia advances, encourages 300

February 28, 2020

                  “No matter how long it takes, no matter how much it costs, UT Health and I are in this fight until we win. This disease motivates us to expend our maximum energy at every moment, because there is so much at stake and there are so […]

South Texas dementia public event