High-quality nursing home dementia care is not only a matter of adding staff
UC Irvine-led study finds that specialized training and stable labor force are also critical
UC Irvine-led study finds that specialized training and stable labor force are also critical
More Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders sought for studies on aging
Heterogeneous populations found in most facilities, highlighting need for specialized training
UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a type of dementia, called hippocampal sclerosis, that often mimics Alzheimer’s disease. Led by Dr. Seyed Ahmad Sajjadi, assistant professor of neurology, the study will test the hypothesis that HS sufferers have more significant […]
Co-hosted by UCI MIND, the 30th Annual Southern California Alzheimer’s Disease Research Conference will share recent discoveries
UCI researchers win grant to explore why Alzheimer’s affects more women
Alzheimer’s conference co-hosted by UCI will tackle such sensitive subjects as intimacy, elder abuse, driving risks and end-of-life options
The American Academy of Neurology is giving UCI’s Dr. Claudia Kawas a 2017 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s & Related Diseases for her dementia work. Sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize of Alzheimer’s research, the $100,000 award is an internationally recognized tribute to those advancing our understanding of dementia. Kawas will be […]
UCI study raises questions about long-term brain health after extended spaceflights
UCI mouse study finds significant improvements in both motor and cognitive function