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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 […]
December 15, 2025
Kristi Dietert, PhD, has received an F32 Fellowship grant from the NIA for her project titled “Circadian reprogramming in cellular senescence.” Dr. Dietert is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Kevin Koronowski, PhD, at the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies.
December 8, 2025
Original story: Texas Public Radio By: Bonnie Petrie (December 7, 2025) — When a person has Alzheimer’s disease, a protein called amyloid accumulates to form sticky globs called plaques outside of brain cells. Abnormal tau proteins create twisted fibers inside neurons. Alzheimer’s researchers have spent a lot of time learning about how these proteins clump […]
December 4, 2025
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom By Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO (December 3, 2025) A University of Texas at San Antonio scientist has been awarded a junior faculty grant from the American Federation for Aging Research, or AFAR. Sijia He, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology in the Joe […]
November 21, 2025
Highlights: The paper reviews evidence on lifestyle-based weight loss in older adults with obesity, showing that caloric restriction reliably reduces fat mass but often leads to concurrent losses in muscle and bone. It identifies resistance training, adequate protein intake, and vitamin D supplementation as the most effective strategies to preserve musculoskeletal health during weight loss, […]
November 20, 2025
A new paper from the Interventions Testing Program (ITP) provides an analytic tool that is more sensitive to geroprotective drug effects on lifespan and, ultimately, health span than current statistical tools, indicating when during treatment/lifespan, for how long, and at what effect size the intervention (drug, genetic, nutritional) reduces age-specific mortality thereby increasing lifespan potential. […]
November 19, 2025
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom By Claire Kowalick and Amanda Cerreto SAN ANTONIO (November 18, 2025) The University of Texas at San Antonio has secured federal funding for a new research hub dedicated to studying Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, propelling the university into the ranks of leading research institutions in the United […]
October 23, 2025
The paper, titled “Microglia-specific regulation of lipid metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease revealed by microglial depletion in 5xFAD mice,” explores how microglia, the brain’s immune cells, regulate lipid metabolism and contribute to Alzheimer’s disease progression. By studying microglial depletion in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s, the research provides new insights into how these cells influence disease […]
October 3, 2025
Original story: UT Health San Antonio Newsroom By Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO (October 2, 2025) It is often said that exercise is the best medicine, but for many older adults, it can be a prescription that is increasingly difficult to take. Age-related physical and mental health challenges frequently make regular activity hard to sustain. A […]