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March 24, 2010
“Through the End of Life” is the third lecture in the “Conversations About Ethics” series organized by the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
March 23, 2010
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Health Professions is sponsoring a seminar for physicians, nurses, professional caregivers and families who provide care for the elderly called “Healthier, Happier, Stronger…Longer: Issues in Aging for Health Providers, Families and Caregivers.”
March 10, 2010
Physicians, nurses and family caregivers invited to March 26 meeting
February 12, 2010
Why does sarcopenia happen and can it be stopped? A study conducted in mice with accelerated muscle loss at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio provides this insight: Less protection from antioxidants and more damage from oxidative stress results in impairment to cells’ energy centers, which slowly leads to death of muscle cells.
December 18, 2009
Studies that showed rapamycin, an antibiotic used in transplant patients, extended the life span of aged mice at three separate U.S. centers are recognized in the Dec. 18 issue of Science as a runner-up for research breakthrough of the year.
December 16, 2009
The holidays, your senior and you … Faculty can discuss how to help older loved ones during the holidays with cooking, taking medications, travel, depression and other challenges.