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April 28, 2026
Dr. Xianlin Han has been selected as a recipient of a 2026 Presidential Excellence Award in the category of Distinguished Senior Research Scholar. Established in 1985, the Presidential Excellence Awards recognize exemplary performance by individuals who consistently excel in their positions and demonstrate a strong commitment to the mission and core values of UT San […]
April 23, 2026
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom By Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO (April 21, 2026) Alzheimer’s is a highly heritable disease with about 60% of the risk coming from a person’s genes. The other 40% of the risk remains less well-studied and may, in part, come from environmental stressors. The University of Texas at San […]
April 16, 2026
A recent study from the lab of Blake Rasmussen, PhD, and published in the Journal of Applied Physiology provides new insights into how heightened mTORC1 activity in muscle influences the body’s response to endurance exercise. The researchers found that while exercise improved mitochondrial activity and altered muscle lipid metabolism, excessive mTORC1 signaling limited gains in […]
April 9, 2026
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom By Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO (April 8, 2026) New UT San Antonio study introduces analytical tool to better hone aging interventions When scientists test potential life‑extending interventions, often the central question simply asks if the intervention works. New research from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT […]
March 19, 2026
Original story: Texas Public Radio By: David Martin Davies (March 17, 2026) — At UT Health San Antonio’s Sam and Ann Barshop Institute, researchers are preparing a major new test of an old scientific ambition: whether medicines already on the market can help delay the biological decline that comes with aging. The study, called VITAL-H, […]
March 13, 2026
Original story: ScienceInsider ARPA-H will “build the train tracks” for first large clinical studies of aging interventions By: Mitch Leslie A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 391, Issue 6790. (09 MAR 2026) — Aging is the unindicted coconspirator in many of the diseases that can make our later years miserable. But not […]
February 27, 2026
In this review, titled “Visceral adiposity, metabolic health and aging,” the authors critically evaluate whether visceral adipose tissue (VAT), commonly known as visceral fat, is simply a correlate of aging or whether it plays a direct, causal role in driving age-related metabolic decline and systemic aging processes. The authors conclude that VAT is not inherently […]
February 25, 2026
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (February 24, 2026) Positioning The University of Texas at San Antonio as a national anchor for aging and longevity science, its Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies will receive up to $38 million in federal funding […]