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This video series highlights older adults engaging in their chosen creative pursuits throughout the lifespan.
- January 05, 2026
Molecules found on the surface of motor neurons in the brain help traffic a misfolded protein into cells, leading to the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
- December 08, 2025
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine are testing an ultra-high-resolution PET scanner, which could enable new research and early diagnosis of brain diseases.
- November 16, 2025Source: HuffPost
A certain degree of forgetfulness is to be expected as you age, but certain factors could be red flags.
- September 15, 2025
To better understand how the contribution of chronic conditions to mortality varies by race and ethnicity, a team of researchers led by Yale School of Medicine’s Heather Allore, PhD, with collaborators from Oregon Health and Science University/Portland State University and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, conducted a large-scale study.
- September 12, 2025Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine / SNMMI
A new PET tracer can provide insights into how spinal cord injuries affect not only the spinal cord, but also the brain, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- September 05, 2025Source: Brighter side of news
Alzheimer’s research is at a tipping point, with new treatments and biomarkers offering hope, yet funding cuts risk slowing critical progress.
- September 04, 2025Source: MSN Health & Fitness
Alzheimer’s disease has become one of the most urgent health challenges of the century. In the United States alone, one in three people older than 85 is estimated to live with the condition. The disease unfolds slowly, robbing memory and independence, and placing immense pressure on families and the healthcare system. The search for treatments has accelerated in recent decades, yet progress remains uneven, with many open questions and more work to be done.
- August 30, 2025Source: Parade
While dementia may affect a large number of us and may impact your loved ones as well, are there ways to prevent it? In addition to things like cardiovascular exercise and getting high-quality sleep, can diet stave off dementia? Let’s take a look at the research.
- August 27, 2025
The Yale Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) is soliciting letters of intent from full-time Yale faculty members with interests and expertise relevant to aging research for the Research Education Core (REC) and Pilot Exploratory Study Core (PESC) awards.