Patient Project volunteers work on an arts-and-crafts activity with a resident at Irvine’s Inn at Woodbridge senior living community.

Alleviating elder isolation

UCI undergraduate club’s mission is to foster connections in senior centers

Disaster drill aims to aid the elderly

NSF-funded CareDEX project tests Internet of Things technologies in mock emergency

Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among unvaccinated as toll on elderly grows

The Washington Post, April 29, 2022

New study reveals how to rejuvenate the immune system of elderly people and reduce their risk of infectious disease

Medical Xpress, April 12, 2022

California wildfires disproportionately affect elderly and poor residents, UCI study finds

California’s wildfire burn area has increased by more than 23,000 acres per year over the past two decades, and the number of people who have been adversely affected has nearly doubled. In a paper published recently in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, UCI researchers show that elderly and low-income residents have […]

Fielder: Behind the Scenes, Volunteers Helping OC’s Unhoused

Voice of OC, April 1, 2021

How is Little Saigon curbing coronavirus? By respecting elders, authorities and masks

Los Angeles Times, Sept. 22, 2020

UCI researchers receive $3.5 million grant to study elderly with certain type of dementia

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 […]

Selective retention of positive information may be marker for elderly memory loss

UCI group develops test to measure changes in emotional recall over time

UC Irvine and Institute on Aging launch mobile app with elder abuse resources

UC Irvine’s Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect has developed an app to help law enforcement and first responders in California understand laws about elder abuse and neglect.