Findings from analyzing the body’s biological clock suggest that genetic or environmental factors linked to ethnicity may influence how quickly a person ages.
The research is the first to demonstrate how lifestyle factors directly influence abnormal proteins in people with subtle memory loss who have not yet been diagnosed with dementia.
UCLA and Inter-American Development Bank study finds progress toward universal health coverage, but persistent gaps in how citizens assess the quality and effectiveness of primary care.
The findings by UCLA researchers suggest that both factors could increase women’s risk for aging-related diseases and contribute to increasing evidence of the biological clock’s variability.
UCLA Luskin study says that there aren’t enough parks for senior citizens and those that exist don’t do enough to accommodate them, especially in low-income areas.
Inner peace and a flexible body may not be the most valuable benefits that yoga and meditation have to offer, suggests new research by a UCLA-led team of neuroscientists.
UCLA-led study finds that drugs commonly used to combat the condition actually increase the risk of fracture, meaning that taking them is worse than doing nothing at all.
Through a systematic review of Alzheimer’s studies, Ron Brookmeyer’s team at UCLA has found that the rate of being diagnosed with the disease doubles every five years in older populations.
One of the three variations appears to be fundamentally a different condition than the other two, said Dr. Dale Bredesen, a UCLA professor of neurology.
Nearly 1 in 5 older adults in California live in an economic no-man’s land, unable to afford basic needs, according to a study by the UCLA Center of Health Policy Research.
Fernando Torres-Gil writes that Americans can learn a lot from how two of the country’s fastest growing populations are learning how to embrace change.
Study by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds that elderly Japanese-Americans could provide clues about how all Americans can stay healthier longer.
The UCLA study offers a new approach for treating depression in older adults that could get them out of depression much faster than the standard antidepressants.