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SeniorHealth Center Specializes in Evaluating and Treating Memory Loss
UC Irvine Gerontologist Kerry Burnight shares lessons she's learned on living well
UC Irvine experts will train staff and support nursing home residents in Orange County
Stage performance teaches medical students the importance of compasionate elder care.
UC Irvine receives $1.7 million federal grant to be National Center on Elder Abuse
Seniors partner with first-year medical students to strive for improved geriatric medical care
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder praises UC Irvine's Elder Abuse Forensic Center and founder, Dr. Laura Mosqueda, director of UC Irvine's Program in Geriatrics.
Things you can do to help eradicate elder abuse and neglect
UC Irvine's Dr. Sonia Sehgal says age is not just a number, it's a mix of many factors – some we can control, some we can’t. Sehgal, an internist and specialist in geriatric medicine, offers a decade-by-decade approach to maximizing health and quality of life.
Researcher Aileen Wiglesworth and other faculty members in UC Irvine 's Program in Geriatrics have demonstrated the types of bruising on older adults that is most likely the result of abuse.
Home visits to aging relatives can reveal possible evidence of a decline in physical or mental function, says Dr. Laura Mosqueda, director of UC Irvine’s Program in Geriatrics.
Is forgetfulness a sign of Alzheimer’s disease?
Armed with a $2-million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Dr. Laura Mosqueda and her team in UC Irvine's respected geriatrics program will teach physicians and other caregivers how to better serve older patients.
In the winter when the couch tempts us into inactivity, take the time to keep yourself fit.
