Aging Archives - UT Health San Antonio

UT San Antonio Health Science Center School of Nursing professor receives $150,000 UT System Faculty STARs award

September 10, 2025

Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, the William and Berneice Castella Distinguished Professor in Aging Studies and incoming assistant dean for research at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) Health Science Center School of Nursing, received a $150,000 Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention (STARs) award from The University of Texas System Board of […]

Inaugural cohort completes UT-MSTAR summer research program

September 3, 2025

New NIH-funded program aims to grow pipeline of students in aging research across Texas A new multi-site, eight-week research program aims to engage first-year medical students interested in aging medicine. The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center received National Institutes […]

UT System STARs award fuels Alzheimer’s and brain aging research at UT San Antonio Health Science Center

September 2, 2025

Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) Health Science Center, received a $150,000 University of Texas System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award to fuel research into the mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease and brain aging. Palavicini, an assistant professor in the Department of […]

First national review of anti-aging compounds

July 28, 2025

Study finds rapamycin shows greatest longevity effect in 20-year NIH Interventions Testing Program The first comprehensive review of two decades of research from the National Institute on Aging’s Interventions Testing Program highlights 13 interventions that show promise in preclinical studies for significantly extending lifespan and improving healthspan. Aging is the major risk factor for […]

Thirty years of excellence: San Antonio Nathan Shock Center a global leader in aging research

July 22, 2025

Aging affects all living creatures and is the greatest factor in numerous diseases. The greatest health care burdens are borne by diseases in older patients — a population expected to nearly double by 2050, according to U.S. Census Bureau projections. Over the past 30 years, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science at […]

New Center for Brain Health pairs expert care with scientific discovery

July 21, 2025

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s (UT Health San Antonio) new Center for Brain Health will be a transformational facility bringing clinical care, innovative research and caregiver support together under one roof to revolutionize how we understand and treat diseases of the brain. The $100 million, 103,000 square-foot center was […]