News 4: Doctors developing COVID ‘Brain Fog’ treatments with data from MRI scans

October 14, 2020

Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, spoke to News 4 San Antonio audiences about a condition scientists and COVID survivors call “brain fog.” Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez, who runs a recovery clinic for COVID patients, indicates that more data is becoming available from MRI studies where scientists can look at specific parts of the brain. Read […]


Researchers discover genes linked to brain shrinkage

October 2, 2020

A new study implicates 160 genes in brain shrinkage seen on MRIs of 45,000 healthy adults. The shrinkage is in the cortex, the dimply outer layer of the brain that gives rise to thinking, awareness and action, and largely consists of gray matter.




160 genes linked to brain shrinkage in study of 45,000 adults

September 25, 2020

Comparison of genes and MRI results shows associations A new study implicates 160 genes in brain shrinkage seen on MRIs of 45,000 healthy adults. The shrinkage is in the cortex, the dimply outer layer of the brain that gives rise to thinking, awareness and action, and largely consists of gray matter. The study, published Sept. […]