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Dr. Alberto Aparicio stands at a classroom podium with computer monitors, speaking to students during a bioethics lecture, with a chalkboard behind him.

August 14, 2026, 8:02 a.m. by Katherine Adams

UTMB bioethicist Dr. Alberto Aparicio and geriatrics researcher Dr. Alan Landay examine a shift in medicine from treating the diseases of aging to slowing aging itself, extending healthspan through geroscience and lifestyle while weighing the ethics of access and the purpose of medicine.

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