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
According to dietitians, essential nutrients should, ideally, come from food. In particular, whole foods are recommended because nutrients combine with …
Play is as essential to human life as breathing, sleeping, and eating. When scientists closely scrutinize the why of play, …
Geroscience is a growing discipline that seeks to understand the relationship between aging and age-related diseases. Rather than just studying …
Being physically fit for surgery is crucial to successful outcomes. But emotional well-being also plays a pivotal role. Depression among …
Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because when the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays reach the skin, they trigger the …