Health as we age.
College of Medicine researchers investigate the effects of shift work on memory and aging, and why some people may be more vulnerable to cognitive decline. Nearly a quarter of Americans don’t follow a traditional ...
Leal hopes to discover interventions that prevent or slow progression. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, for which there is no cure. Early detection is critical to managing symptoms. A ...
We are just starting the decade of the 2020s and already are seeing a level of turmoil rivaling the dramatic social, economic and political changes seen in the roaring’20s a century ago. With mass media at the ready, ...
February is American Heart Month, which is a great time to learn about how to keep your heart healthy. People 65 and older are much more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke and to develop coronary heart disease ...
Goal: To Improve Quality of Medication Used in Dementia. In a first of its kind study, a University of Houston researcher is examining two common drugs used for dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease to determine ...
Using data from privately-insured adults, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston revealed that there is a lower level of opioids prescribed in states that have allowed the use of medical ...
A 2014 federal change that limited the dispensing of hydrocodone products may be indirectly contributing to the illegal use of some of those drugs, a study by University of Texas Medical Branch researchers has found. ...
There’s a definite difference between forgetting where you left your keys and finding yourself completely lost on a familiar route home. As we grow older, lapses in memory, like these, are the root cause of much angst. ...
While Parkinson’s disease is incurable, early detection of symptoms may lead to a better quality of life. Tremors, twitching, stooping and a masked face are commonly known signs of advanced Parkinson’s disease. But what ...
Telling someone that volunteering is important is like telling them the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. It’s something we are so familiar with that we can take it for granted. So instead of looking at the ...
