Rapamycin prevents age-related brain vascular deterioration, study shows
November 11, 2019
This finding, if furthered, holds implications for aging in general and perhaps offers an avenue to prevent Alzheimer’s dementia in some people.
You’re invited to join campuswide coalition on family caregiving
November 4, 2019
The School of Nursing’s Caring for the Caregiver program, directed by Carole L. White, Ph.D., RN, is leading an effort to establish a campuswide, interdisciplinary effort to support family caregivers.
Barshop Institute seeks volunteers for molecular study of exercise
October 10, 2019
Scientists, physicians, and clinical exercise specialists from across the country—including UT Health San Antonio— are embarking on a landmark National Institutes of Health (NIH) effort to find out what happens at the molecular level when people exercise. The goal of the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium, known as MoTrPAC, is to create a comprehensive […]
Dr. Puga takes part in NIA scholars program
August 12, 2019
Scholars in the program met with emerging researchers in aging research and leaders at that National Institute of Aging to discuss how to advance the science of longevity.
Faculty member named an RL5 Scholar
June 6, 2019
Mitzi Gonzales, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology and member of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Disorders, has been named to the RL5 Scholars program.
Rivard Report: UT Health’s Sanchez-Reilly views end-of-life care as a mission, not a profession
February 11, 2019
When Dr. Sandra Sanchez-Reilly was 11 years old, her grandmother fell while the two were on a walk and died in her arms.