May 14, 2024
…Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, researchers observed sex-specific differences in the aging process of certain brain cells, with the female cortex exhibiting a higher ratio of “old” oligodendrocytes to “old” neurons compared to the male cortex.
December 10, 2019
A recent study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that the presence of and search for meaning in life are important for health and well-being, though the relationships differ in adults younger and older than age 60.
July 2, 2020
…them evaluate how well anti-aging products work. If there’s one myth that has persisted through the years without much evidence, it’s this: multiply your dog’s age by seven to calculate how old they are in “human years.” In other words, the old adage says, a four-year-old dog is similar in…
August 12, 2021
UC San Diego researchers develop a method to grow hematopoietic stem cells in culture, with clinical implications for bone marrow transplants and aging research.
November 21, 2023
A team of UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science along with Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute researchers employed hearing tests and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine whether hearing impairment is associated with differences
May 2, 2014
Dilip V. Jeste, MD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, has been appointed the first associate dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care at the University of California, San Diego and will direct the newly established Center on Healthy Aging and Senior Care.
October 1, 2020
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and University of Rome La Sapienza examined middle-aged and older adults in San Diego and Cilento, Italy and found loneliness and wisdom had a strong negative correlation. The wiser the person, the less lonely they were.
January 7, 2016
Complex Health Issues of Aging Patients Not Solved in a Senior Moment Program teaches medical professionals how to address obstacles to care, such as isolation and homelessness Photo by vuk8691/iStock Photo Reams of medical books and guidelines exist on how to manage a patient’s diabetes, but much of that goes…
March 22, 2018
…transform students’ “understanding of aging, health, learning and research, as well as connect them more deeply to the people and places” of San Diego. The Serving Seniors Singers moved the prom crowd to sing with them: “I don’t care what they say/I won’t stay in a world without love.” Initially…
December 11, 2017
In remote Italian villages nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and mountains lives a group of several hundred citizens over the age of 90. Researchers at the University of Rome La Sapienza and University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified common psychological traits in members of this group.
