The Sealy Center on Aging at UTMB Health: Leading Aging Research Since 1995

A newly published study by Neil Mehta and Octavio Bramajo offers fresh insights into a critical public health concern: why Americans live shorter lives compared to people in other wealthy nations. Their research investigates how deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) contribute to the growing life expectancy disparity between the United States and its economic peers between 2008 and 2019.

Register for the Alzheimer’s Association UTMB Student Symposium at UTMB on April 28, 2025. This event is an excellent opportunity for insights from community members, networking, and a platform for students to present research about aging populations through a poster session.

Join us for the next Texas RCMAR presentation on April 22, 2025. "Charting Your Funding Journey: Grants, Opportunities, and Institutional Resources", is presented by: Toyin Babarinde, PhD, Executive Director of Research Development, Office of Strategic Research Development, at 3 PM via Zoom.

A recent article by Dr. Masel and colleagues, published in Age and Ageing, explores the benefits and challenges of using visit recordings to improve communication with older adults.

A recent study by Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan and colleagues, titled, "Exploring Age-Related HbA1c Variations in CHW-Led Programs," has been selected as a late-breaking abstract for presentation at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 85th Scientific Sessions. The event will be held June 20-23, 2025, at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois.