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.”
Bringing Parkinson’s Information, Interventions to CT’s Hispanic Communities
The research of Cristina Colón-Semenza, assistant professor of kinesiology in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, wants to get people moving to improve their quality of life. As part of her work, she engages people from underrepresented groups in ways that use physical activity to mitigate symptoms and disease progression.
Treating the aging population with care under one roof
A doctor at UConn Health says the world’s aging population is growing rapidly and the way we care for the age group needs to change as well. He explains how the health system’s Center on Aging is now providing many different services to seniors all in one space.
Can Brain Training Computerized Games Help Evaporate Brain Fog from Long COVID?
UConn Center on Aging and the Department of Psychiatry researchers are working to answer this public health threat question by launching a clinical trial for older adults using at home, brain-training games on computer tablets as a Long COVID patient therapy.
Dr. George Kuchel Elected to Elite Group of Researchers
Dr. George Kuchel, director, UConn Center on Aging and chief, Geriatrics, UConn Health has the honor of being elected to the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research.
UConn to Participate in First Ever Clinical Trial of Ketogenic Supplements and Healthy Aging
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging has received a $3.5 million federal grant to lead the first-ever double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to understand the effects of ketone ester supplementation on frailty, a condition that develops following age-related decline in multiple physiological systems. TAKEOFF (Targeting Aging with Ketone Ester in Older Adults for Function in Frailty) will recruit a total of 180 people at the Buck, Ohio State University, and the University of Connecticut (UConn).
New Study Reveals These 8 Habits Can Add 20-Plus Years To Your Life
People who had adopted these lifestyle factors or started most of them by age 40 saw the biggest benefit. Last month, new research presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s yearly meeting explored the behaviors that can add decades — yes, decades — to your life. The study was made up of 719,147 people from the Million Veteran Program who ranged in age from 40 to 99. The data used was from questionnaires and medical records from 2011 to 2019. According to the research, there are eight lifestyle factors you should focus on to add years to your lifespan. And you’re probably already doing some of these things.
Pepper Center Scholar Announcement
The overarching goal of the Older Americans Independence Center funded by the National Institute on Aging at NIH and the UConn Pepper Center (P30 AG067988) is to increase scientific knowledge leading to better strategies for maintaining or restoring independence in older persons. Our Research Education Component (REC) seeks to train the next generation of leaders in aging research by supporting Pepper Scholars through a multilevel training program including career development activities, education and training opportunities, and support for pilot research.
Scientists explore how skin, mouth, and gut microbiomes change with aging
A team of NIA-funded investigators has identified characteristics of the microbiome that change with age and may contribute to age-related disease. The findings, published in Nature Aging, suggest that the skin microbiome in particular may be especially important in understanding age-related health conditions.
Anti-ageing pills are real, and some of us are taking them without knowing it
Eternal youth is the stuff of religion and mythology, but what if we could just have a bit more of it? What if there was a pill that could slow down the ravages of time, so that you could feel younger for longer. It sounds like snake oil, but there’s a growing body of research that’s betting on making it a reality.