Pioneering the future of brain health through Alzheimer’s research

October 27, 2026

UT San Antonio research is challenging long-held assumptions about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia while accelerating earlier diagnosis, discovery and more personalized care across South Texas Alzheimer’s disease has long been associated with aging. New research from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) and its academic health center and health system, UT […]

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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 […]


Everyday choices may shape brain health across a lifetime

September 21, 2026

UT San Antonio researchers are exploring how everyday choices, cardiovascular health, sleep patterns and emerging biological markers may influence Alzheimer’s disease risk. Their work is advancing understanding of dementia prevention, early diagnosis and the factors that help people maintain cognitive health and independence as they age.

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