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9th Annual Hot Topics in Aging Spotlights Age-Friendly Innovation

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Stem cell trial for early Alzheimer’s begins at UTHealth Houston

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The Heart of Caregiving: Recognizing and Supporting Those Who Give So Much

Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH, is leading a project funded by the NIH to close the gap in neurological outcomes for underserved populations. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Project to redesign clinical trials for neurologic conditions for underserved populations funded with $2.9M grant to UTHealth Houston

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A heartwarming success: Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Myron Loop holding his cat (pepper)

At the Bedside: After loss, Myron Loop reconnects with art and his health

Keynote Speaker Musi talking at Symposium on Aging Research

UTHealth Houston Hosted the 7th Annual Symposium on Aging Research

October is Financial Exploitation Awareness Month: Protecting Older Adults from Scams

Jessica Lee and Min Ji Kwak are the recipients of the Institute on Aging Research Grant

UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging Announces 2024 Translational Aging Research Pilot Funding Recipients

Professor Carolyn Pickering

Roybal grant funds elder mistreatment research center

Photo of Nahid Rianon, MD, DrPH.

Beta-blockers may help decrease bone loss in male patients with dementia, according to UTHealth Houston study

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In Memory of Reverend William A. Lawson

Andy Achenbaum smiling in a navy suite with a brightly patterned tie standing in a feild

In Memory of W. Andrew Achenbaum Jr.

Photo of Holly Holmes, MD; Cristina Murdock, MD; Maureen Beck, MSN, DNP; Min Ji Kwak, MD; and Eze Onyema, MD.

UTHealth Houston Selected for Nationwide Collaborative to Accelerate System-Wide Spread of Age-Friendly Care for Older Adults

Award recipient is Vijayasree Vayalanellore Giridharan M.Pharm., Ph.D.

Huffington Lecture Series: McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Award recipient is Vijayasree Vayalanellore Giridharan M.Pharm., Ph.D.

Recognition to Rafael Samper-Ternent, M.D. PhD, Associate Professor for being a champion for the Age-Friendly Public Health Systems

The Institute on Aging Hosted the 8th Annual World Alzheimer’s Day

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Rafael Samper-Ternent, M.D., PhD., was the keynote speaker in the First Geriatrics Congress at Javeriana University in Bogotá, Colombia

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2023 Aging to Perfection Lecture Series

Award recipient is Vijayasree Vayalanellore Giridharan M.Pharm., Ph.D.

The Institute on Aging and UTHRO Endowment Provide Support UTHealth Faculty Researchers