Slower aging rate helps neutralize health risks related to obesity and inflammation.
Looking for a better way to die
Several experts at UCSF offer comment on the new California end-of-life law.
UCLA study identifies how brain connects memories across time
Neuroscientists boost ability of aging brain to recapture links between related memories.
To reduce pre-Alzheimer’s cognitive impairment, get to the yoga mat
UCLA study finds yoga, meditation more effective than memory-boosting exercises.
Janet Napolitano on the UC Cures for Alzheimer's Disease Initiative
The UC president on the mobilization of systemwide talent and resources to support promising research.
Flitting through eternity
UC Riverside provides some new insight into the physical basis of near-death experiences.
Remote Italian village could harbor secrets of healthy aging
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
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
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
Joint research by UC San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente highlights the importance of identifying strategies to reduce disparities.
The brain game
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
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.