Tag: National Institute on Aging


Landmark Aging Study by UT Health Sciences Researcher Published in Nature

|
Portrait of Dr. Rob Williams in the lab

A University of Tennessee Health Sciences researcher has published findings that could reshape how medicine approaches aging, longevity and late-life health, including the prospect of personalized interventions that keep people healthier longer. Rob Williams, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics in the College of Medicine, is the lead author… Read More


Team Awarded $3.1 Million to Study Why Some Brains Age Faster Than Others

|
Headshots of Dr. Megan Mulligan, Dr. Hao Chen, and Dr. Aman Bajwa

Why do some people experience memory loss in midlife while others stay sharp well into their 80s and 90s? A research team at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has received a $3.1 million award from the National Institute on Aging to investigate this critical question. The project is a joint effort of co-investigators… Read More


Newly Funded Study Focuses on HIV-Induced Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease

|

HIV in the United States has become a manageable disease, thanks to the free and wide accessibility of antiretroviral therapy. Antiretrovirals work by preventing the virus from making copies of itself by blocking stages of its life cycle. But these drugs have poor permeability in the brain. HIV replication persists in brain cells, causing HIV-associated… Read More