Heart cells in aged mice contain many more random gene-expression combinations than same cells in young mice
June 27, 2006
As we age, our bodies increasingly lose the ability to repair errors that occur in our genetic blueprint, DNA.
Putting plans in place will greatly help your future caregivers
March 20, 2006
We should plan for being old, so that when the time comes, the stress our children or other caregivers feel can be greatly reduced.
Screening method identifies unfolded, aberrant proteins
February 21, 2006
During normal aging and various neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s and Parkinson’s diseases, proteins become unfolded or clump together, thereby losing their function and damaging the cells and tissues.
Scientist who leads studies of aging receives prestigious NIH award
September 27, 2005
Arlan G. Richardson, Ph.D., director of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the Health Science Center, has been selected to receive one of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s) highest honors, a MERIT Award that will bring 10 years of guaranteed, uninterrupted federal funding to Dr. Richardson’s laboratory.
Barshop Institute educates new group of scientists studying aging
August 2, 2005
A $2.8 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) is enabling the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at the Health Science Center to train the next generation of gerontologists – the scientists who study aging.
Dr. Herman receives extraordinary second MERIT award
March 29, 2005
Noted scientist and researcher Brian Herman, Ph.D., vice president for research, received a second National Institutes of Health (NIH) MERIT award from the National Institute of Aging (NIA), making him probably the only active vice president for research at any institution to receive the distinguished award twice.