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April 22, 2011
Researchers at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio’s Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, with colleagues at the University of Colorado, studied the effect of food restriction on fat and weight loss in 41 genetically different strains of mice.
March 11, 2011
Cell biologists pondering the death of neurons — brain cells — said today that by eliminating one ingredient from the cellular machinery, they prolonged the life of neurons stressed by a pesticide chemical.
February 7, 2011
Finding could lead to novel drugs that prevent or slow the disease
February 2, 2011
A UT Health Science Center San Antonio physician and author who has been featured on radio talk shows and in newspapers across the U.S. will be the keynote speaker for the UT Health Science Center’s second annual healthy aging conference on March 4.
December 21, 2010
After living a world-record three decades in captivity, a naked mole rat — affectionately known as Old Man — has died at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
December 8, 2010
The Ted Nash Long Life Foundation has awarded $200,000 to the UT Health Science Center San Antonio for studies of stem cells and improvement of lifelong health.