WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $49,900 in federal grant funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) for research on brain aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia. The funding will be used to study the impact and risk factors of each on people residing in low-resource settings and in low and middle-income countries. “Understanding how our brains change as we age and the social impact on our neurological functions should be studied more,” said Congressman Gonzalez. “Treatment for Alzheimer’s, dementia and other brain-related diseases continue to be just out of reach. I’m proud to support federal funding that ...