UC San Diego |
Virtual reality guides those whose memory is failing
Navigation system helps diagnose, monitor and train patients with cognitive decline.
UC San Francisco |
Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
A new study is the first to show that while the impact of life’s stressors accumulate over time and accelerate cellular aging, these negative effects may be reduced by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising and sleeping well.
UC Davis |
Aging brain influenced by experiences throughout life
Cognitive impairment may have more to do with such factors as socioeconomic status and less to do with race or ethnicity.
UC Berkeley |
Oxytocin helps old muscle work like new
Researchers find that oxytocin — a hormone associated with maternal nurturing, social attachments, childbirth and sex — is indispensable for healthy muscle maintenance and repair.
UC San Diego |
How to erase a memory – and restore it
Researchers have erased and reactivated memories in rats, profoundly altering the animals’ reaction to past events; development may bolster Alzheimer's research.
UC San Francisco |
Smarts and long life, thanks to this gene
A common form of a gene already associated with longevity also improves learning and memory.
UC San Francisco |
Young blood reverses brain aging
Study shows cognitive improvements in old mice when connected to the circulatory system of younger rodents.
UC Davis |
New test detects Parkinson's-like disorder in young adults
Early signs of neurodegenerative ailment, normally not detected till middle age, now can be seen in adults as young as 30.
UC San Francisco |
Experts question routine mammograms in elderly
Doctors should focus on life expectancy when deciding whether to order mammograms for their oldest female patients.
UCLA |
Older adults: Build muscle and you'll live longer
New research suggests that it's greater muscle mass — not a good body mass index — that makes older Americans less likely to die prematurely.
UC Irvine |
Blood test reveals Alzheimer's risk
Participants in UC Irvine’s Orange County Aging Study took part in breakthrough research project.
UCLA |
Great Recession pushes millions of adult children home
In California, older adults are paying a steep price for housing their boomerang kids.