Aging
New Alzheimer’s Treatment Available at UConn Health
UConn Health now offers lecanemab, a breakthrough monoclonal antibody for patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.
Six UConn Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows
The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals
Medical Students Embrace Interactive Experience Learning the Care of Older Adults
The UConn School of Medicine students immerse in an interactive experience at Duncaster Independent Life Care Community to learn first hand from aging population how to care for their medical, physical and social needs.
National Honor for UConn Health’s Dr. Mario Fahed
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 Educator of the Year
UConn Health Minute: Aging Eyes
It’s painless but irreversible. A stroke of the optic nerve is a common type of vision loss as you age. But as UConn Health neuro-ophthalmologist Carolyne Riehle tells us, preventive care can help save your sight.
71 Going on 32: Patient Tells of ‘Successful Aging’
Advises UConn medical students on caring for older adults
UConn Health Minute: Delaying Dementia
It’s estimated one in 10 older Americans suffers from dementia but there are lifestyle changes you can make to help delay the onset of dementia.
Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory and UConn Health are rigorously investigating why vaccines don’t work as well in some older adults.
An important aspect to aging is how the immune system changes over time. Such changes have consequences, and they contribute to the greater risk for severe infections and other diseases such as cancer in the aging population. Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and UConn Health are rigorously investigating why vaccines don’t work as well in some older adults.
Dr. Iman Al-Naggar Awarded Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award
The American Urological Association (AUA) and the Urology Care Foundation, the official foundation of the AUA, awarded Dr. Iman Al-Naggar with a 2023 Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award for her project titled “Targeting aging pathways in lower urinary tract dysfunction.”
What You Can Do Now to Prevent Memory Loss
It’s never too early or too late to start thinking about protecting our brains. Research shows that taking steps to improve our health at any age can be especially important in helping lower our risk of developing dementia in later life. There are many ways to help prevent or delay memory loss and Dr. Patrick P. Coll, medical director for Senior Health at UConn Health shares some of those with us.