dementia

A UT Health San Antonio study found that Hispanic patients in a South Texas cohort reached specialty care only after years of progressive symptoms that were often misattributed to psychiatric conditions.

A UT San Antonio researcher warns that dementia cases could triple by 2050 and that no health system on earth is ready for it. But Dr. Claudia Suemoto says the outlook isn't hopeless: everyday choices around exercise, diet, and community can meaningfully lower your risk, especially if you start by around age 35.

A cutting-edge technology and an exciting recent hire hint at exciting developments in the future of precision medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.

Many people dismiss alternative therapies like auricular — which means ear — acupressure as unscientific, but a UT Health San Antonio researcher thinks it may be an effective way to reduce chronic pain for people with dementia that doesn't carry the risks associated with opioid medication.

In 2023, Texas overcame lawsuits that sought to prevent constitutional amendments from going into effect, but one that voters approved in 2021 is still blocked.

Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked doors.

Think Science: A New Era for Advancing Brain Health took place on Sept. 22, 2025 and featured three researchers and their work, and offered a preview of UT San Antonio's new Center for Brain Health, opening in December. Listen to the full presentation and see slides from the event at the link. Thanks to SAWS for sponsoring this Think Science presentation.

Texas ranks second in the nation for Alzheimer’s deaths and third in prevalence: 460,000 people have the disease and 1.1 million more are their caretakers. But the state’s lack of funding for memory care and support, along with its ongoing refusal to expand Medicaid, is making matters worse.

A new study shows some of the strongest evidence yet that diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes can improve our brains — and reduce decline — as we age.