‘A new era of hope, healing and discovery’

November 12, 2025

University of Texas System and UT San Antonio leaders hailed “a new era of hope, healing and discovery” for neurological patients and their families with a ribbon-cutting Nov. 12 for the UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health, a $100 million, 103,000-square-foot facility that will bring specialty care, therapy, diagnostics and research under one roof.

Blood-platelet screening in midlife could identify early risk for Alzheimer’s disease

November 10, 2025

Blood-platelet screening in midlife could identify early risk for Alzheimer’s disease

Targeting brain immune cells could restore Alzheimer’s-related lipid imbalance

October 20, 2025

New research from The University of Texas at San Antonio, in collaboration with the University of California at Irvine, shows that changes in brain fats, or lipids, play a major role in Alzheimer’s development and progression. Lipid imbalances can influence how amyloid proteins build up, and certain genes that regulate lipid metabolism are linked to Alzheimer’s risk.

Breakthrough imaging technology to debut at UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health

October 8, 2025

A leap forward in brain imaging is coming to San Antonio. UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health opening in December 2025 will be the first in Texas to house a Siemens MAGNETOM 7-Tesla Terra.X magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system — one of the most advanced MRI technologies available.