The merger between UT Health San Antonio and UTSA brings together two of the state’s most prolific research hubs with a shared mission of making lives better through innovation. While UT San Antonio’s research collaborations will have ripple effects across the medical and health professions, some of the university’s earliest and biggest breakthroughs are expected to come in the field of brain health.
The UT San Antonio Health Science Center houses more than 50 programs, departments and centers dedicated to improving brain health and serving the comprehensive brain health needs of patients. The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases has earned nationwide acclaim. It’s the state’s only National Institute on Aging (NIA) designated center of excellence for dementia care and research, providing a comprehensive network of clinical care for patients and their families as well as access to the most advanced treatment.
The university has also invested $100 million in the new Center for Brain Health, a first-of-its-kind facility providing innovative care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, dementia, movement disorders and other neurodegenerative diseases.
More frequent and extensive collaborations with the Brain Health Consortium, a large multidisciplinary research group at the university, could prove to be transformative. The consortium is identifying novel strategies to prevent disorders, promote development and restore brain function.
The Brain Health Consortium spans several areas of study, from stem cell and precision medicine to neuroscience and neuroengineering to psychology and learning. Using cutting-edge technology, the consortium explores brain mechanisms and also trains the next generation of brain health researchers and innovators.
At the new UT San Antonio, these skilled scientists, researchers and clinicians from various disciplines will come together for broader and more comprehensive brain study, which will lead to the development of new clinical treatments and therapies that could make all the difference.
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