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Texas Public Radio: San Antonio’s Barshop Institute to test three approved drugs for slowing aging

Texas Public Radio: San Antonio’s Barshop Institute to test three approved drugs for slowing aging

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Large rapamycin clinical trial launches at UT Health San Antonio

A drug once known almost exclusively for preventing organ transplant rejection is now at the center of a National Institute on Aging-funded clinical study at UT Health San Antonio, to determine how rapamycin should be used in older adults to promote healthy aging.

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San Antonio Report: Can 3 existing drugs slow aging? UT Health San Antonio prepares major study to find out.

San Antonio Report: Can 3 existing drugs slow aging? UT Health San Antonio prepares major study to find out.

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UT San Antonio to lead $38 million national trial testing drugs to extend healthspan

The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio, will receive up to $38 million to lead a national clinical trial funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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San Antonio Business Journal: UT San Antonio lands nearly $40M in new fed funding

San Antonio Business Journal: UT San Antonio lands nearly $40M in new fed funding

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Kraig named Distinguished Fellow of the American Association of Immunologists

Ellen Kraig, PhD, professor in the Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy in the Joe R. and Teresea Lozano Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). The AAI Distinguished Fellow designation recognizes members with […]

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Texas Public Radio: The Source — The new front line in the science of aging

Texas Public Radio: The Source — The new front line in the science of aging

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Researchers explore genetic roots, new diagnostic tools for early-onset dementia

Dementia is one of the most challenging medical and societal issues of our time, affecting memory, thinking and independence for millions of families worldwide. At UT Health San Antonio, researchers and clinicians are taking new steps to change that story through research, genetic insights and compassionate, integrated care. At the heart of this mission is […]

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Hope, compassionate care for families facing rare neurodegenerative diseases

  The opening of UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Brain Health marks a step forward for families affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and other rare neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding ALS ALS is a degenerative disease of nerves called motor neurons, which are in the brain and spinal cord. It is most […]

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UT San Antonio junior faculty member awarded national aging research grant

  A University of Texas at San Antonio scientist has been awarded a junior faculty grant from the American Federation for Aging Research, or AFAR. Sijia He, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and the Sam and Ann Barshop […]

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