Author: Mark Roffer

UConn’s Experts in Aging Honor Colleagues and Highlight Advances

The US population is growing older, and the science of aging is maturing along with it. Researchers from across the University of Connecticut, The Jackson Laboratory, and other collaborating institutions met at Mark Twain House and Conference Center in Hartford on Oct. 18 to highlight recent discoveries and honor three foundational members of the UConn Center on Aging and UConn School of Medicine.

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Your Top Questions on Exercise and Parkinson’s Answered

Exercise is a powerful tool for promoting brain health and living life with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Regular exercise can reduce symptoms, help medication work better and even slow down disease progression. But it’s sometimes easier said than done — life and symptoms can get in the way, and it can be a struggle to find a routine you’ll stick to.

In this video, Rachel Dolhun, MD, DipABLM, movement disorder specialist, lifestyle medicine physician and senior vice president of medical communications at The Michael J. Fox Foundation, speaks with Cristina Colón-Semenza, PhD, a physical therapist, rehab scientist and assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut, about exercise tips for life with PD. They answer frequently asked questions from the community on this topic.

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National Institute on Aging Celebrates 50th Anniversary

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of National Institute on Aging (NIA) at NIH, which went on to become the largest and most important funder of aging research in the world. The articles in this collection are authored by recipients and leaders of major NIA initiatives to help commemorate this important occasion. Each of these contributions highlights the successes of these initiatives, while also looking forward at challenges that aging science and NIA are likely to face over the next 50 years.

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