Understanding motivations of older women to continue or discontinue breast cancer screening - PubMed Breast cancer screening guidelines indicate screening in women over 75 years of age is optional, depending upon patient health and preferences. To better understand the preferences and decision-making...

New #PepperOAIC funded research from UTMB Health:

"Continuation of breast cancer screening in older women is motivated by their personal screening history combined with cancer experiences and/or a doctor's screening recommendation."

Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40471936/

UTMB Health logo Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Photo of Dr. Bishehsari Pepper Investigators Lecture: Gut Check: Circadian-Microbiome Axis in Aging Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Time: 12-1pm Location: Rebecca Sealy 6.100 & via TEAMS (lunch provided for those in person, first come, first served) Presented by Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, AGAF, Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Vice Chair, Clinical & Translational Research; Director, Gastroenterology Research Center (GRC), McGovern Medical School, UT Health Houston Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 224 954 890 637 Passcode: UM2FC2Xe **Please remember to acknowledge the Claude D. Pepper OAIC grant #P30-AG024832 in all applicable publications.** www.utmb.edu/pepper

📌Join us today for the next Pepper Investigators Lecture. Dr. Bishehsari from UT Health Houston will present, "Gut Check: Circadian-Microbiome Axis in Aging," at noon in RSH 6.100 and via Teams. DM for link. #PepperOAIC
www.utmb.edu/pepper

SCOA Home The Sealy Center on Aging focuses on improving the health and well-being of the elderly through interdisciplinary research, education, and community service by integrating the resources and activities...

🗓️ This week's #AgingResearch related events at UTMB:

2/25: Texas #RCMAR Seminar (Dr. Garcia) & Winter Series (Drs. Cano-Gutierrez and Parodi)

2/26: #PepperOAIC Lecture featuring Dr. Brown

2/27: Biostatistics Webinar featuring Dr. Polychronopoulou

➡️ Visit our website for details www.utmb.edu/scoa

UTMB Health logo Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center photo of Dr. Brown, a middle aged White man wearing a tie in a studio setting Pepper Investigators Lecture: Using task mechanics to drive preferred locomotor control strategies post-stroke Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Time: 12-1pm Location: Rebecca Sealy 6.100 & via Zoom (lunch provided for those in person, first come, first served) Presented by David Brown, PT, PhD, Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Health Professions Join ZoomGov Meeting https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1605316406?pwd=BfABHcIhcSTTQWTcyJpJbq8CoIPN8W.1 Meeting ID: 160 531 6406 Passcode: 234301 **Please remember to acknowledge the Claude D. Pepper OAIC grant #P30-AG024832 in all applicable publications.** www.utmb.edu/pepper

👨‍🏫 Join us for the next Pepper Investigators Lecture at UTMB Health on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Dr. Brown will present, "Using task mechanics to drive preferred locomotor control strategies post-stroke," in person and via Zoom.

#PepperOAIC #AgingResearch

International Day of Women & Girls in Science UTMB Health logo painterly multicolor illustration of women

Today is ⚛️ International Day of Women & Girls in Science 👭 and we are celebrating by highlighting our highly accomplished current women scholars at the UTMB Health Pepper Center! www.utmb.edu/pepper

#WomenInScience #PepperOAIC #RCMAR #AgingResearch #UTMB #UTMBHealth
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🔬 New study from #PepperOAIC concludes, "High-protein diets, whether predicated on vegan or omnivorous proteins, can improve glycaemic control by increasing peripheral insulin sensitivity in people with T2D."

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39604044/

#Diabetes #Protein #AgingResearch