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Longevity & Aging

Scientists and clinicians in the Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies and the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegernerative diseases are strengthening team science at UT Health San Antonio. 

Barshop Institute has the national distinction of two NIA-funded centers, a testing site of the NIA-sponsored Interventions Testing Program, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center.

Sudha Seshadri, MD, founding director of the Biggs Institute and principal investigator of the National Institute of Aging Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project. 

Clinical trial participation is an invaluable way to contribute to the pursuit of new treatments for longevity & aging related diseases. Take action today...volunteer and play a role in finding a cure. 

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UT Health San Antonio partners with the San Antonio GRECC at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital to initiate clinical research trials to further advanced knowledge of age-related diseases and provide preventive solutions.

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    Barshop Institute gains grant award renewals totaling $11 million to support translating research discoveries into healthier aging

    The Pepper and Shock grants, which total $11 million over the next five years, support basic research of the biology of aging and translation of discoveries into human application. The renewals further cement the Barshop Institute as one of America’s premier centers of aging research.

    Read the story at UT Health San Antonio's Newsroom
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    President’s message: Take a virtual tour of the new Barshop Institute

    UT Health San Antonio is pleased to now have the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies located in the South Texas Medical Center, adjacent to the South Texas Research Facility and the Medical Arts and Research Center. 

    Read the article at UT Health San Antonio's Newsroom
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    Journal article reviews century of data showing COVID-19 likely to impact the brain

    An article published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association cites decades of published scientific evidence to make a compelling case for SARS-CoV-2’s expected long-term effects on the brain and nervous system.

    Read the full article at UT Health San Antonio's Newsroom
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    Earlier, less-expensive dementia screening is goal of SA Medical Foundation-funded study

    Detecting dementia earlier — and at much lower cost — is the goal of a San Antonio Medical Foundation grant awarded to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the South Texas Veterans Health Care System.

    Read the article at UT Health San Antonio's Newsroom
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