Study will compare treatment strategies for severe brain injury
June 12, 2020
A study of emergency care involving victims of severe brain trauma is to be performed in the San Antonio area.
Stroke bleeds in the brain not decreasing, study finds
June 9, 2020
Brain bleeds called intracerebral hemorrhages remained stable in incidence among all age groups over the past 30 years, but they increased in people 75 and older, according to a new analysis of the Framingham Heart Study.
PhillyVoice: Brain bleeds on the rise in older seniors, but blood thinners may be preventing fatal strokes at earlier ages
June 9, 2020
The frequency of brain bleeds has stabilized among most age groups over the last three decades, but not among seniors 75 and older, according to a new analysis of the Framingham Heart Study. “We are not advocating that people stop taking statins or anticoagulants,” senior study author and neurologist Dr. Sudha Seshadri said in a […]
Stroke bleeds in the brain not decreasing, study finds
June 8, 2020
Brain bleeds called intracerebral hemorrhages remained stable in incidence among all age groups over the past 30 years, but they increased in people 75 and older, according to a new analysis of the Framingham Heart Study. The findings are in JAMA Neurology. Use of anticoagulants also increased in senior adults threefold over the period, but authors cautioned against […]
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 […]
Faculty discuss genetics to promote new documentary
March 9, 2020
In conjunction with Ken Burns’ new documentary “The Gene: An Intimate History,” KLRN interviewed three researchers about how genetics has impacted their lives and work.
