Sarah A. Tishkoff (U Penn) et al. argue for the need to have more diverse populations in studies of genetic association with disease. Most studies of this type have focused on Europeans, they said, adding that “this European bias has important implications for...
Older women in the United States continue to live longer than men, on average, but they’re spending an increasing share of their later years living with a disability, research suggests.
Lisa Berkman (Harvard) examines ties between an individual’s social connections and their health and longevity, noting comparisons of social social isolation and other major mortality risk factors, like smoking. Also, eating together with people in your social...
Brian E. McGarry, Nicole Maestas, and David C. Grabowski concluded, in an article published in the journal Health Affairs, found that inefficiencies in an internet-based Medicare tool called “The Plan Finder” used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
UCLA received $2 million grant from the Eisner Foundation to support three programs: Generation Xchange, TimeOut@UCLA and the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program. “We are grateful for the support and vision of the Eisner Foundation in its goal of...
