Aging
Memory Center Co-Directors Answer Questions About New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug
On Thursday, July 6, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave full approval to Leqembi, the first drug that shows hope in changing the course of Alzheimer’s disease. We met with Dr. Kristina Zdanys and Dr. Yazeed Maghaydah, co-directors of the James EC Walker Memory Assessment Program at the UConn Center on Aging to learn more about what this means for patients and their families.
July 11, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
American Geriatric Healthcare Professionals Award Victoria Kozar with the Edward Henderson Student Award
Victoria "Tia" Kozar, a third-year medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, is this year’s recipient of the Edward Henderson Student Award given by the American Geriatric Healthcare Professionals in recognition of her extensive community involvement, significant leadership skills, record of academic excellence, and strong commitment to geriatrics care.
May 9, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
UConn’s Ming Xu Wins an Inaugural Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Award in Aging Biology and Geroscience
Xu is one of 18 researchers globally to each receive a three-year grant of $375,000
April 18, 2023 | Combined Reports
Depressed, and Aging Fast
UConn Center on Aging researchers have found that older adults suffering from depression age faster than their peers
March 22, 2023 | Kim Krieger
Kindness – an Integral Part of the Patient Experience
“Kindness to me is showing compassion, being pleasant, and devoting time to listening,” says Crystal Trabal, UConn Center on Aging. “These qualities have shown to add value to my patients, family members, and coworkers.”
February 28, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
Laughing His Way to Longevity: UConn Health Patient Offers Insights
World War II veteran, 98, shares secrets to ‘successful aging’ with UConn class of future physicians
February 22, 2023 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Mitochondria Linked to Major Depression in Older Adults
'One problem feeds into another, and make what began as a small issue into a much larger one'
February 7, 2023 | Kim Krieger
UConn Center on Aging to Transform our Understanding of Cellular Senescence in Human Aging with NIH-Funded Tissue Mapping Center Discoveries
The journal Nature Aging has highlighted the new NIH-funded SenNet Consortium that includes an NIH Common Fund U54 Tissue Mapping Center at UConn Health/JAX to better understand senescent cells which underlie aging and chronic disease development.
December 22, 2022 | Lauren Woods
UConn Center on Aging Postdoctoral Fellow Awarded by the American Federation for Aging Research
Dr. Binsheng Wang is just one of nine postdoctoral fellows to be selected nationally for this prestigious grant award.
December 20, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Pepper Center Study to Help Seniors Avoid Financial Fraud and Prolong their Autonomy and Independence
Dr. Kevin Manning is accepting participants for a study to better understand financial decision making in older adults in order to help seniors avoid fraud. The ultimate goal is to be able to prolong older adults’ autonomy and independence.
December 8, 2022 | Jennifer Walker