The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) recently received $1.5 million from the William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation to fund eight faculty members and their projects to advance research into pediatric and pancreatic cancers and Alzheimer’s disease. “Since its founding in 1998, the William and […]

Significant levels of amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles in the brain are classic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. These precursors are also prevalent in the understudied population of those with Down syndrome.

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The university ranked No. 72 out of the 2,886 public and private institutions that received […]

On March 2, the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases is hosting a free, educational event open to the community featuring an expert-led panel discussion moderated by Emmy award-winning producer for National Public Radio, Kitty Eisele.