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Shared By: Claire Kowalick New research shows that changes in brain fats, or lipids, play a major role in Alzheimer’s development and progression. More than a century ago, Alois Alzheimer noted unusual changes in brain fats, which he described as “lipoid granules,” along with the buildup of amyloid-beta (amyloid) plaques and tau protein tangles. These observations led to the identification of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Since then, most Alzheimer’s research has focused on...

On September 1, 2025, Dr. Juan Pablo Palavicini joined the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology (CIP) in the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio as a faculty member. His laboratory focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms that link aging, lipid metabolism and neurodegenerative diseases, complementing CIP’s strengths in neurophysiology, glial biology and age-related neurological pathologies. Dr. Palavicini looks forward to collaborating with CIP colleagues to...

Shared By: Jane Alvarez-Hernandez Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) Health Science Center, received a $150,000 University of Texas System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award to fuel research into the mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease and brain aging. Palavicini, an assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology at UT San Antonio Health Science Center’s Joe R. and...