Visuals increase attention. Now science explains why.

December 17, 2021

Chemical’s release in brain tied to processing of imagery, cells’ activation. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 17, 2021) — “Look at me!” we might say while attempting to engage our children. It turns out there is a neurochemical explanation for why looking at mom or dad actually helps kiddos pay better […]

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Glioblastoma recurrence and clues to blunt it

November 8, 2021

Radiation that at first is beneficial later causes cells to senesce, promoting brain cancer’s return. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 8, 2021) — It’s a medical conundrum. Ionizing radiation, which at first extends the survival of glioblastoma patients after surgery, may later, ironically, help drive the brain cancer’s aggressive, untreatable recurrence. […]

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Texas Public Radio: Texas’ new Alzheimer’s research center zeroes in on the disease’s disproportionate impact on Latinos

October 14, 2021

Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was a guest on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” and discussed how UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will work together to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s in Latinos at a new nationally designated Alzheimer’s Disease […]


Brain injury therapy advancing toward human studies

October 8, 2021

Research that began at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 15 years ago is nearing a significant milestone: human testing of an intravenous (IV) drug to treat brain injuries such as concussion and stroke.

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