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
New approaches to caring for older adults May 30, 2017 | Lisa Gibbs, MD By the year 2050, the United States population aged 65 or older is estimated to reach 83 million, nearly double the number in 2012. The goal of the... Read More Tags aging dementia senior health
A medical mission to save eyesight in Peru May 09, 2017 | Mitul Mehta, MD, Sameh Mosaed, MD Two UCI Health ophthalmologists recently traveled to a remote town in Peru to perform eye surgery on people who otherwise would lose or never... Read More Tags breakthroughs eye 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
How to prevent accidents around the holidays November 17, 2016 | Steve Tischler It’s the most wonderful – and accident-prone – time of the year. The holidays bring more driving, more family gatherings and more... Read More Tags burns emergency prevention senior health trauma health tips holidays
Should you take testosterone therapy? November 08, 2016 | Faysal A. Yafi, MD Many misconceptions surround testosterone replacement therapy, but if low testosterone is properly diagnosed and managed, treatment can improve... Read More Tags health tips aging men's health senior health hormones