Residents invited to free Senior Moments of Aging program on Saturday, March 23, in Laredo
March 1, 2013
Topics include loneliness, depression, forgetfulness
100 minority elderly sought for study of aspirin’s benefits
February 5, 2013
The ASPREE team seeks participation of 100 more members of ethnic minorities across the Rio Grande Valley who are 65 and older and meet study requirements.
Link found between insulin sensitivity, cells’ powerhouses
January 29, 2013
Mice with mitochondrial mutation live longer, have less fat
Study of roundworms yields potential clues in human aging
January 8, 2013
“You can learn a lot from studying a worm,” said Shane Rea, Ph.D., of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
UT Health Science Center San Antonio spin-out company Rapamycin Holdings licenses drug’s intellectual property
December 7, 2012
The ability of rapamycin-related drugs to potentially slow the aging process — suggested in animal experiments at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio — has led to establishment of a new San Antonio biotech company, Rapamycin Holdings Inc., which is licensing exclusive rights to intellectual property central to several aspects of the rapamycin-related drugs.
Barshop Institute provided test for NIA calorie restriction study
August 30, 2012
Faculty from the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio contributed a core research service to a National Institute on Aging (NIA) study reported Aug. 29 online in Nature.