Flitting through eternity
April 7, 2016
UC Riverside provides some new insight into the physical basis of near-death experiences.
Remote Italian village could harbor secrets of healthy aging
April 6, 2016
UC San Diego is the first to study the lifestyle of 300 residents, all over 100 years old.
Study suggests ‘emotional health’ implicated in dementia
March 31, 2016
Risk may be almost doubled by escalating depression in the elderly, according to UC San Francisco research.
Majority of California adults have prediabetes or diabetes
March 10, 2016
A new analysis from UCLA finds 55 percent of Californians over 18 have or are at risk of developing diabetes.
Landmark study finds dementia risk varies significantly among racial and ethnic groups
February 12, 2016
Joint research by UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente highlights the importance of identifying strategies to reduce disparities.
The brain game
February 10, 2016
A new book by UC Santa Barbara's Kenneth S. Kosik offers strategies for reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
$177M gift will found Global Brain Health Institute to fight dementia
November 16, 2015
Atlantic Philanthropies funds UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, to stem the precipitous rise in dementia by training and connecting a new generation of leaders worldwide.
Clearing cataracts with eye drops
November 5, 2015
Newly identified chemical compound restores transparency to mouse lenses and human lens tissue.
Bike injuries rise, especially among older riders
September 1, 2015
Resurgence of cycling is taking a toll on middle-aged cyclists: More are getting hurt, and their injuries are more serious.
More than 750,000 elderly Californians ‘unofficially’ poor
August 31, 2015
1 in 5 older adults have incomes above the federal poverty level, but still struggle to pay their expenses.