Nuns contribute 30 years of critical insight into dementia disorders, UT Health San Antonio study reveals

February 26, 2025

Landmark ‘Nun Study’ initiative now housed at Biggs Institute Catholic nuns don’t make a habit of participating in long-term studies on aging and dementia, but one notable exception has yielded critical insights into cognitive resilience, neuropathology and aging-related disorders. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) published a […]



KSAT.com: UT Health San Antonio study links gene to Alzheimer’s risk

February 7, 2025

Liang Ma, PhD, assistant professor at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Department of Pharmacology, and Agustin Ruiz, MD, professor and director of the Biggs Institute’s Biological Core laboratory, were both quoted in this article.   Read More