Understanding aging and the brain November 22, 2017 | UCI Health Successful strategies to help seniors live full, productive lives can’t come soon enough. The number of Americans 65 and older will double in... Read More Tags aging brain Alzheimer's dementia longevity memory senior health
When dementia isn't Alzheimer's disease December 22, 2016 | UCI Health Most people think dementia is synonymous with Alzheimer’s disease. Yet there are many types of dementia. It can strike as early as... Read More Tags aging Alzheimer's dementia memory senior health
Do memory boosters really work? April 12, 2016 | UCI Health Gingko biloba, fish oil and brain games — all have been touted as ways to stave off Alzheimer’s disease. But do studies prove their effectiveness?... Read More Tags Alzheimer's dementia memory brain aging senior health
Alzheimer’s disease: ‘A really humbling experience’ April 07, 2016 | Heather Shannon Nancy Edwards never met a stranger. “To her, you were a friend she hadn’t made yet,” her daughter Heather remembers. When her personality began to... Read More Tags Alzheimer's brain aging memory patient stories
Thinking about dementia like cancer February 29, 2016 | Patricia Harriman UC Irvine Alzheimer's disease researcher Frank LaFerla says receiving a dementia diagnosis is in some ways like getting a cancer diagnosis.... Read More Tags Alzheimer's dementia aging brain
A brain disorder in seniors too often misdiagnosed July 13, 2015 | Kristina Lindgren Memory loss, difficulty walking and incontinence in people over age 55 are too often assumed to be signs of early-onset Alzheimer’s or... Read More Tags aging brain Alzheimer's dementia senior health Parkinson's