Disaster drill aims to aid the elderly
NSF-funded CareDEX project tests Internet of Things technologies in mock emergency
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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 […]
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
Reaching out to the elderly
Elizabeth Munoz studies how emotions affect the health of seniors.
Surgeon leads overseas medical missions to poor villages
UCI doctor most recently took a group of volunteers to Ecuador
ADA protections include people with opioid use disorder, notes UCI pharmacist
The escalating rate of opioid use disorder in the elderly population is a serious public health issue. As the number of older adults increases, the proportion seeking treatment is on the rise. These patients are seen in hospitals, ambulatory clinics and post-acute care settings such as skilled nursing facilities. In an article recently published online in […]
UCI biologists to study COVID-19 link to Alzheimer’s
Two-year Alzheimer’s Association grant to support the novel research