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February 14, 2025
Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor and founding director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was interviewed for this article. Read More
February 11, 2025
Five years after the height of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, scientists are beginning to unveil the infection’s potential long-term effects on the brain. We now know that following an acute COVID-19 infection, between 10% and 35% of people suffer from lingering effects called long COVID. For some people, these effects can be mild and short-lived, […]
February 7, 2025
A study by UT Health San Antonio about Alzheimer’s disease risk across populations was mentioned in this news segment. Watch Now
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
January 29, 2025
Advancement in the detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases means more people can preserve brain health for longer. But a crisis looms as an onslaught of people at risk for neurodegenerative diseases in the next 40 years is met with a shortage of health care providers. According to the U.S. […]
January 27, 2025
Neela K. Patel, MD, chief, Division of Geriatrics and Supportive Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and outreach recruitment and engagement director at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was quoted in this article. Sudha Seshadri, MD, Department of Neurology, founding director of the Biggs Institute, was mentioned in this article. […]