UT Health Science Center to host conference on aging
March 10, 2010
Physicians, nurses and family caregivers invited to March 26 meeting
Muscle loss finding may one day save physiques
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.
Longevity finding in mice named a top research breakthrough of 2009 by journal Science
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.
Holiday story possibilities from the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
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.
Extending life by food restriction may not always work
December 3, 2009
Among 41 strains of mice that ate less chow, more than half showed no response — and some strains died sooner.
$5.2 million to fund studies of antibiotic’s effects on health span
October 5, 2009
Scientists at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, a research facility of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, will begin testing the therapeutic qualities of rapamycin on age-related diseases and health span, thanks to a $5.2 million grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).