Transforming Brain Health
More than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's, according to the Alzheimer's Association. UC Davis researcher Alyssa Weakley is w...
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University of California researchers and clinicians keep you in the know about the latest in aging and senior health research.
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Motivating Movement: An Age-Friendly Approach to Pain Mood and Mobility
Chronic pain in older adults can affect mobility, mood, sleep, social connection, and independence. Una Makris, M.D., M.Sc., UC San Diego an...
Sexual Well-Being: How it Evolves as We Age
Sexual health is an important part of healthy aging and offers a useful way to understand how well-being can change without disappearing in...
Slowing the Clock: Longevity Science Meets Alzheimer’s Prevention
How fast are you really aging, and what could that mean for brain health? Aladdin H. Shadyab, Ph.D., explores the gap between chronological...
An Ideal Circadian Day
Circadian timing shapes how we sleep, feel, and function each day. Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D., Salk Institute, describes what the ideal circ...
Circadian Clocks - How To Optimize Your Health
How you time light, meals, and sleep can reset your internal clock. Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D. explains why morning light sharpens alertness...
How Much Light Is Healthy?
How much exposure to daylight is recommended for optimal health? Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D., Salk Institute, answers this question and many...
Resilience and Healthy Longevity with Anthony Molina
Biological resilience underpins healthy aging, and Anthony Molina, Ph.D., investigates how people resist, adapt to, and recover from age-rel...
Circadian Rhythm and Intermittent Fasting for Healthy Lifespan - LEE Tuh-Fuh and Ruby LEE Wang Zu-Ming Endowed Lecture
Circadian timing shapes how we sleep, feel, and function each day. Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D., Salk Institute, explains that keeping daily l...
Mental Health and Resilience
Psychological resilience in later life examines how older adults adapt after adversity and cultivate everyday practices that sustain well-be...
Cognitive Health and Resilience
Cognitive resilience grows from small, consistent habits that keep the brain adaptable. Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D., frames mindfulness as mental tr...
Translational Geroscience: Using Aging Research to Improve Resilience in Older Adults
Targeting the biology of aging offers a path to stronger resilience and longer health. John C. Newman, M.D., Ph.D., explains that aging aris...
Physical Health and Resilience
Healthy aging starts with physical resilience, the body’s ability to withstand and recover from stress. Maile Young Karris, M.D., defines th...
The Science of Bouncing Back: How Resilience Changes Across the Lifespan
Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS explores how resilience—the ability to recover and adapt after stress or illness—changes across the lifespan. Sh...
Navigating Grief: What the Science of Resilience Teaches about Adaptation to Loss
Danielle K. Glorioso, LCSW, explores the complex nature of grief, emphasizing that it is a lifelong, evolving response to loss rather than s...
Intermittent Fasting: A Strategy To Prevent Cardiometabolic Diseases And Promote Healthy Aging
Michael J. Wilkinson, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.N.L.A., explores the science and clinical evidence behind intermittent fasting and its role in promo...
Alzheimer's Disease in Women: Why Sex Differences Matter
Sarah Banks, Ph.D. explores why Alzheimer's disease affects women differently than men, emphasizing distinct patterns in tau pathology, cogn...
Stein Institute for Research on Aging
Anthony Molina, Ph.D. highlights research and resources from the Stein Institute for Research on Aging that support healthy aging, with a fo...
Healthy Aging and Longevity in Women
Andrea Z. LaCroix, Ph.D. presents major public health trends affecting women across the lifespan, from rising maternal mortality and chronic...
Telomere Health
In this excerpt, Dr. Natalie Marshall discusses the central importance of exercise to improve chromosomal and telomere health. Series: "Oshe...