Dr. Juan Pablo Palavicini has received a Rising UT STAR retention award for $150,000. The STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) Program provides funding to help purchase state-of-the-art equipment and make necessary laboratory/facility renovations to support faculty members in performing their research.  Dr. Palavicini is an assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and […]

Study Highlights Sex-Specific Impact of Keto Diet A recent study from the lab of David Gius, MD, PhD, and published in Cell Reports reveals that a long-term ketogenic diet leads to the accumulation of aging (senescent) cells and oxidative stress—but only in male mice. Female mice did not show these harmful effects. Interestingly, treating male […]

Nisi Jiang, PhD, first author and recent Biology of Aging IBMS graduate under the mentorship of James Nelson, PhD, led the first-ever comprehensive review of anti-aging compounds tested by the National Institute on Aging’s Interventions Testing Program. Published in the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Science (July 2025), the landmark study analyzed two decades of data […]

Original story: Texas Public Radio By: Bonnie Petrie (August 24, 2025) ­— A recent review of two decades of research from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) highlighted 13 anti-aging medications that show promise in preclinical studies for significantly extending lifespan. More than that, they seem to improve the quality of those extra years. There’s […]

Highlights: This review explores ferroptosis, an iron-dependent, non-apoptotic form of programmed cell death, as a promising strategy for eliminating senescent cells, which accumulate with age and contribute to tissue dysfunction and age-related diseases such as fibrosis, atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis, and neurodegeneration. The molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis, including iron overload, lipid peroxidation, and oxidative damage, can be […]

Study Highlights Skeletal Muscle Changes During Disuse and Rehabilitation A recent study from the lab of Blake Rasmussen, PhD, and published in Physiological Reports examined how short-term skeletal muscle disuse and subsequent rehabilitation affect muscle function and gene expression in healthy middle-aged adults. Participants underwent seven days of unilateral lower-limb suspension followed by a two-week […]