High-level marketing copy about this area that is understandable by users who aren’t scientists / are from the general public. Example from Salk - One thing’s for certain: we get older. But the biology of aging is still largely a mystery. As for getting sick as we age - we think that might be optional. At Salk, we are dechiphering the molecular and cellular causes of aging, and searching for ways to stave off Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and other age-related ailments. We’re studying how the boyd heals itself, and we’re working on stem-cell technologies that may one day be used to replace organs damaged by injury and disease. They say aging isn’t for the timid, but we think bold science could help people stay healthy as they age.
Barshop Institute has the national distinction of two NIA-funded centers, a testing site of the NIA-sponsored Interventions Testing Program, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center.
Sudha Seshadri, MD, founding director of the Biggs Institute and principal investigator of the National Institute of Aging Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project.
UT Health San Antonio partners with the San Antonio GRECC at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital to initiate clinical research trials to further advanced knowledge of age-related diseases and provide preventive solutions.
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Additional highlights
Barshop Institute gains grant award renewals totaling $11 million to support translating research discoveries into healthier aging
The Pepper and Shock grants, which total $11 million over the next five years, support basic research of the biology of aging and translation of discoveries into human application. The renewals further cement the Barshop Institute as one of America’s premier centers of aging research.
President’s message: Take a virtual tour of the new Barshop Institute
UT Health San Antonio is pleased to now have the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies located in the South Texas Medical Center, adjacent to the South Texas Research Facility and the Medical Arts and Research Center.
Journal article reviews century of data showing COVID-19 likely to impact the brain
An article published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association cites decades of published scientific evidence to make a compelling case for SARS-CoV-2’s expected long-term effects on the brain and nervous system.