KENS 5: Construction underway on first of its kind Center for Brain Health at UT Health Science Center-San Antonio

May 10, 2023

William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president, UT Health San Antonio, and Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor, Neurology and founding director, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. and Carlayne Jackson, MD, Neurology, were quoted in this story. The story also includes a video of an interview with Alicia Parker, MD, Neurology and Okeanis Vaou, MD,  […]

Keeping a tighter rein on blood pressure in adults over 50 is desirable for brain health

April 21, 2023

Participants whose hypertension was more intensively managed had fewer lesions in the brain’s white matter Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 21, 2023) — Intensive blood pressure treatment significantly reduces the risk of adverse cerebrovascular events such as stroke. New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT […]