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May 7, 2026
Claudia Suemoto, MD, PhD, from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has been awarded a $500,000 UT System Faculty STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award to tackle urgent research gaps in dementia. South Texas offers a distinct blend of genetic and environmental factors rarely explored in neurodegenerative research. […]
May 6, 2026
Laredo Morning Times: Neurologist addresses challenges facing Parkinson’s patients, families in Laredo
January 30, 2026
A new support group at the UT Health San Antonio Center for Brain Health is giving patients with Parkinson’s disease a rare opportunity: to learn directly from other patients who have already undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical treatment that can significantly improve quality of life but remains widely underused.
December 9, 2025
The opening of UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health marks a step forward for families affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and other rare neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding ALS ALS is a degenerative disease of nerves called motor neurons, which are in the brain and spinal cord. It is most […]
November 26, 2025
Investors Hangout: Innovative Swallowing Therapy for Parkinson’s Patients Underway
November 26, 2025
MedIndia: Swallowing Made Safer — SwallowFIT Therapy Targets Parkinson’s Most Overlooked Danger