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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 […]
February 18, 2026
Dr. Juan Pablo Palavicini and Dr. Kevin Koronowski are the recipients of an Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant Program award for their project titled “Gene-Environment Synergy: Circadian and Metabolic Triggers in MAPT-GR Mice.” Dr. Palavicini is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology and an investigator with the Sam and Ann Barshop […]
January 23, 2026
Original story: Texas Public Radio By: David Martin Davies (January 20, 2026) — Anti-aging science has matured from a fringe pursuit into a mainstream research program aimed at extending healthspan — the years we remain strong, independent, and mentally sharp. That matters because aging is the biggest risk factor for many chronic diseases, and the […]
January 12, 2026
A new study from Sijia He, PhD, Xianlin Han, PhD, and lab sheds new light on the factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, showing that damage to key brain lipids may play a major role in memory loss and other disease-related changes. The findings provide valuable insights into how the disease develops and could help […]
