New skin patch in clinical studies in action being placed by the UConn Center on Aging study coordinator Alba Santiago at the UConn Center on Aging.

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Although his parents lived in a one-level home, Walzer worried about his father's balance. His formerly robust dad had lost strength in his early 80s. "So we started with grab bars," Walzer said. In the shower. Next to the toilet. Walzer bought a hospital bed and a recliner for his father to allow him to rise from sitting to a near-standing.

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UConn Center on Aging is Part of a National Research Consortium Testing a Drug Originally Developed for HIV Treatment as a New Possible Gerotherapeutic Therapy for Biological Aging.

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“Our work highlights the need to study polyploidy and senescence in concert to understand their roles in aging, cancer, and therapeutic resistance.”

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Where someone lives can affect their health. For breast cancer survivors, their neighborhood can influence their recovery from treatment.

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What started out as a bit of entrepreneurial whimsy by millionaires looking to invest in ways to boost longevity has now gone mainstream. One’s chronological, or calendar, age is immutable, but biological age—how old one’s body appears and its cellular health—can be improved with various medical and lifestyle interventions.

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As members of the Gerontological Society of America UConn experts will help it advance Geroscience Education with new support from National Institute on Aging.

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Dr. Madison Doolittle, assistant professor in the Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development at the UConn School of Dental Medicine, recently received a grant from the American Federation for Aging and Research (AFAR) to support his research on accelerated tissue aging and test potential therapeutic treatments.

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Established in 2014 by UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, the Pre-K Junior Faculty Career Development Award Program is a pioneering two-year interactive award program.

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New clinical trial at UConn Center on Aging testing the benefits of an over-the-counter antioxidant on bothersome bladder symptoms.

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