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.
Bone-building protein stimulates bone stem cells
June 29, 2015
Longevity hormone is lower in stressed and depressed women
June 16, 2015
Drug perks up old muscles and aging brains
May 13, 2015
The stranger within: Connecting with our future selves
April 9, 2015