UCLA Health's Healthy Years (HY)
Volume 21 • Number 11 • November 2024
After decades behind the wheel, driving might feel like second nature, but time can bring changes that affect your driving skills. “When we age, our vision and reaction time may decline, along with visual-spatial skills,” explains Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry In-Residence and Director of the late-life mood, …
Issue Highlights
You may have seen the headlines, “Sugar Causes Cancer,” but is the sweet substance that is so tough to avoid …
The new blood pressure (BP) guidelines issued this year have many seniors wondering if they need to continue their medication. …
If you want to keep your heart healthy then be careful how you socialize. New research from Carnegie Mellon University …
Doctors define mobility in older adults as the ability to walk 400 meters—about a quarter mile—without help from a person …
Cataracts are the leading cause of reversible vision loss as we age. According to Prevent Blindness America, more than half …