Study identifies protein regulator of tau linked to Alzheimer’s disease

October 19, 2026

  The accumulation and tangling of tau proteins is a well-known feature of Alzheimer’s disease. Less understood is how different forms of tau are regulated and what happens to that balance as the brain ages and neurodegenerative disease develops. A study from The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Health Science Center published in July […]

UT San Antonio researchers develop model to improve machine-learning predictions

October 12, 2026

  Over the past decade, artificial intelligence, AI, has been increasingly used for medical and neuroimaging research. While there have been great advances in detecting dementia with this technology, one of the remaining problems is the ability to apply predictions across multiple populations. To correct this problem, scientists at The University of Texas at San […]

UT San Antonio study finds lowering blood pressure benefits brain health

September 16, 2026

A new study from UT Health San Antonio shows that even a small decrease in blood pressure can have a positive effect in delaying the progression of cerebral small vessel disease. Small vessel disease is a major factor in strokes, cognitive decline, dementia and other diseases prevalent in old age.

Doctor using sphygmomanometer with stethoscope checking blood pressure to a patient in the hospital.

Inc. Magazine: A New Study Links 2 Midlife Health Habits to Slower Cognitive Decline

August 14, 2026

Claudia Satizabal, PhD, associate professor with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health system of The University of Texas at San Antonio, and one of the lead authors in study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging, was quoted […]