Aging Content

Innovative New Technology Helps Seniors Age in Place

Jocelyn C Anderson — August 27, 2024 - 10:30am

I-Care connects older adults with mild cognitive impairment to long-distance family members, providing support for daily tasks and continuing care at home.

Startup Cognivive Plans Games as Digital Therapies

Andy Fell — November 06, 2017 - 11:27am

A startup company founded by a University of California, Davis, neuroscientist is developing video games that act as “digital medicine” to treat children with cognitive impairments, as well as people with cognitive limitations resulting from brain injury or aging. The company, Cognivive, is built on research by co-founder Tony Simon, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis, and others showing that playing action video games can enhance players’ spatiotemporal cognitive abilities.

Eat Fat, Live Longer?

Katherine E Kerlin — September 05, 2017 - 10:53am

As more people live into their 80s and 90s, researchers have delved into the issues of health and quality of life during aging. A recent mouse study at the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis School of Veterinary Medicine sheds light on those questions by demonstrating that a high-fat, or ketogenic, diet not only increases longevity, but improves physical strength.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Joins National Effort on Links Between Health and Exercise

Andy Fell — December 13, 2016 - 9:23am

We know that exercise is good for you. But why, and how? The National Institutes of Health today (Dec. 13) announced a six-year, $170 million nationwide project to dig deep into the molecular changes that come from physical activity, and how they influence health. Two professors in the University of California, Davis, College of Biological Sciences, Sue Bodine and Keith Baar, are taking part in the effort.

Expert on Mental Function in Aging Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Andy Fell — October 17, 2016 - 11:11am