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July 30, 2021
Dr. Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, had his team’s study reported in Forbes. The study, conducted in Argentina, found that adults over the age of 60 were likely to have issues with cognitive function, such as memory loss and confusion, after a COVID-19 infection. Read story
July 27, 2021
Dr. Gabriel de Erausquin and Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Rehabilitation Medicine, are quoted in this NPR story and share their research findings of how COVID-19 affects the brain. Listen here
July 8, 2021
Dr. Megan Sullivan, School of Dentistry, is quoted in this story and discusses the importance of oral health. Sullivan said dentists are trained not to just treat your teeth, but also to assess your overall health and share any concerns they may see from your oral health with you. Read story.
June 17, 2021
Middle-aged people with depressive symptoms who carry a genetic variation called apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 may be more at risk to develop tau protein accumulations in the brain’s emotion- and memory-controlling regions, a new study by researchers from UT Health San Antonio and collaborating institutions suggests.
June 17, 2021
Framingham Heart Study analysis finds association in APOE ε4 allele carriers. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 17, 2021) — Middle-aged people with depressive symptoms who carry a genetic variation called apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 may be more at risk to develop tau protein accumulations in the brain’s emotion- and memory-controlling regions, a new […]
April 30, 2021
Detecting dementia earlier — and at much lower cost — is the goal of a San Antonio Medical Foundation grant awarded to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the South Texas Veterans Health Care System. The project’s impetus […]
