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June 12, 2024
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom Voelcker Fund supports research for early career investigators at UT Health San Antonio Posted on June 6, 2024 at 10:57 am. Shared by Jane Alvarez-Hernandez The Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund recently awarded $800,000 to UT Health San Antonio to support research projects from early career investigators. […]
May 22, 2024
Dr. Rebeca Wong has been voted as an Honorary Member of the Academy by the National Academy of Medicine in Mexico. Dr. Wong, a social scientist, was recognized for her important work to advance research on aging in Mexico. The Academy says, “An honorary academic title is conferred to professionals with a scientific reputation and […]
May 19, 2024
Dr. Gius is a Professor of Radiation Oncology, the Assistant Dean for Research with the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, and the Associate Cancer Center Director with the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson. Ketogenic diet induces p53-dependent cellular senescence in multiple organs Sung-Jen Wei, Joseph R Schell, E Sandra Chocron, Mahboubeh […]
May 18, 2024
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom Researchers urge, ‘Take a keto-break,’ for prevention Contacts: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Eileen Teves, (210) 450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Monica Taylor, (210) 450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 17, 2024) — A strict “keto-friendly” diet popular for weight loss and diabetes, depending on both the diet and individual, might not […]
May 18, 2024
Dr. Gius is a Professor of Radiation Oncology, the Assistant Dean for Research with the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, and the Associate Cancer Center Director with the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson. Mitochondrial ACSS1-K635 acetylation knock-in mice exhibit altered metabolism, cell senescence, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Guogang Xu, Songhua […]
May 15, 2024
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom MoTrPAC releases seven publications this month We all know that exercise is good for us, but figuring out the “why” and “how” of physical exercise’s effect on the body is the goal of a 10-year, multi-million dollar project through the National Institutes of Health called the Molecular Transducers […]
May 3, 2024
Dr. Koronowski is an Assistant Professor with the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies and the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology. Brain-muscle communication prevents muscle aging by maintaining daily physiology Arun Kumar, Mireia Vaca-Dempere, Thomas Mortimer, Oleg Deryagin, Jacob G Smith, Paul Petrus, Kevin B Koronowski, Carolina M Greco, Jessica […]
May 2, 2024
Nisi Jiang is a PhD student in the Biology of Aging discipline under the mentorship of Dr. James Nelson. The Gehan test identifies life-extending compounds overlooked by the log-rank test in the NIA Interventions Testing Program: Metformin, Enalapril, caffeic acid phenethyl ester, green tea extract, and 17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin hydrochloride Nisi Jiang, Jonathan Gelfond, Qianqian Liu, Randy […]
April 25, 2024
Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting both increase longevity in animals, aging experts say. Here’s what that means for you. By Dana G. Smith, April 24, 2024 If you put a lab mouse on a diet, cutting the animal’s caloric intake by 30 to 40 percent, it will live, on average, about 30 percent longer. The […]
April 16, 2024
Experts weigh in on people wanting to use the drug for longevity, and what else you need to know. By Jillian Wilson, Apr 16, 2024, 03:00 AM EDT In most Western cultures, aging is not something that folks necessarily embrace. While it’s better than the alternative, society does not make getting older easy. Age discrimination […]