The Sealy Center on Aging at UTMB Health: Leading Aging Research Since 1995

Annual Wellness Visits for People with Dementia: A National Study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Caregivers and health care providers are needed to participate an interview to help us improve the healthcare services provided to individuals with dementia.

UTMB Health has launched the Center for Health and Clinical Outcomes Research, a university-level initiative led by Dr. Neil K. Mehta, professor of epidemiology and associate dean for research in the UTMB School of Public & Population Health. The center will advance outcomes research by uniting clinical and academic departments and leveraging UTMB’s data infrastructure to improve health care and population health.

Are you a stroke survivor still having trouble walking? We’re exploring whether a safe, non-invasive form of brain stimulation—called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)—can help stroke survivors improve walking ability.

Findings are now available from the October 2024 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) workshop, "Approaches to Address Unmet Research Needs in Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Adults." This important event gathered experts to explore the research gaps and clinical challenges of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults aged 65 and older.

Dr. Monique Pappadis and colleagues have been actively contributing to the Post-TBI AD/ADRD Committee as part of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Summit. The next session, titled "SESSION 8: Research to Improve Outcomes for Representative Populations at Risk and Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias", will be held on June 2nd. Register and view the full agenda.