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UT Health San Antonio team named XPRIZE Healthspan Semifinalist 

  More than 600 teams from 58 countries around the world entered the XPRIZE Healthspan competition. That number has now been whittled down to 100 semifinalists and 40 top award-winning milestone teams, including a team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) Sam and Ann Barshop Institute […]

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United Press International: Strength of immune-system response may drive healthy aging

Sunil Ahuja, MD,  professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was interviewed for this article.   Read More

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The Medicine Maker: Oral Alternatives for Injectable IV Medicines

Hong-yu Li, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, was quoted in this article.   Read More

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WebMD: The 15-Year Aging Advantage You Can Start Building Today

Sunil Ahuja, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More

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MSN.com: Immune resilience identified as key factor in promoting healthy aging

Sunil Ahuja, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More

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Mirage News — UT Health Study Rethinks Aging: Focus on Resilience

Sunil Ahuja, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More

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Science Magazine: Scientists Discover Crucial Biological Mechanism Driving Healthy Aging

Sunil Ahuja, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was mentioned in this article.   Read More

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Neuroscience News: Immune Resilience Identified as Key to Healthy Aging and Longevity

Sunil Ahuja, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More

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Aging reimagined: Study finds immune resilience counters key drivers of disease, mortality   

Robust immune systems may offer up to 15.5-year survival advantage   What if, rather than focusing solely on the drivers of disease (pathogenesis), we also explored the factors sustaining our health — the concept of salutogenesis (derived from Salus (health) in Roman mythology)?   The idea of salutogenesis through immune resilience, which refers to mechanisms by which the body counters disease drivers, could play […]

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New lease on immunity: UT Health San Antonio scientists discover key component in thymic size, function 

The thymus is a crucial training ground for T-cells, the body’s “white knights,” where they learn to battle the various diseases they may encounter. Thymic function shrinks to nearly nothing as we age, severely limiting our ability to recognize and defend against cellular infiltrators.   Scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]

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