Neurologist Dr. Claudia Kawas has been tracking the habits of the “oldest old,” those older than 90, in Southern California since 2003, as part of a study at the University…
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Hispanic people are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s. Nearly 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible and devastating form of dementia that gradually breaks down memory and…
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This summer, UC Irvine was again one of only 10 universities in the U.S. to host a free six-week program to train undergraduate students in the fundamentals of biostatistics, data…
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Whatever keeps the community up at night – or makes them pull the covers over their head to not face the day – probably won’t surface for years to come,…
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No cause of death has been disclosed for Dianne Feinstein, the longtime California senator who struggled with evident health problems in her final years before her death Friday. She was absent from…
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UCI MIND Director, Dr. Joshua Grill was recently interviewed by the OC Register about the Institute’s role in being a reliable source of information about Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full…
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The celebration was held on Tuesday September 12, 2023, to honor the achievements of Carl W. Cotman, PhD, an esteemed scientist in the field of Alzheimer’s disease research. Slideshow (Download…
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“Music can really affect the brain in ways that are medicinal” says Dr. Joshua Grill of UCI MIND, in an interview with CNN. Watch the video here. The post The…
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Consumers can order blood tests from the laboratory testing behemoth Quest Diagnostics to check their iron or vitamin D levels, learn whether they have a sexually transmitted disease, or determine…
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Treating high blood pressure in older adults reduces their risk of dementia, an analysis of previous research shows, providing more evidence that heart health and brain health are intimately connected. In a new…
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