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

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.

At Northwestern University's Pepper Center Grand Rounds, Dr. Brian Downer delivered a powerful warning: nursing home residents are among the most vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather events and nursing homes need more resources to keep residents safe. His presentation, "Climate, Environment, and Vulnerable Populations: Natural Disasters and Their Effects on Nursing Home Residents," revealed critical findings about this overlooked public health crisis.

A video is now available online for the Pepper Investigators Lecture on April 30, 2025, "Navigating Turbulent Waters: Leveraging Artificial and Real Intelligence Tools," presented by Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, Associate Vice Provost, Leadership Development; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Geriatrics, John Sealy School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public and Population Health.