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
Over-exposure to the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays can not only cause pre-mature aging of the skin, but it can …
Recent research suggests that the more muscle mass older Americans have, the less likely they are to die prematurely. The …
Your heart has four valves to control the flow of blood within the chambers of the heart, as well as …
The heart muscle thrives on a continuous supply of oxygen-rich blood from arteries on its surface, called coronary arteries. When …
Persistent pain is a devastating condition that affects as many as 90 million Americans. Unlike short-term, acute pain—the kind that …