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USF leader in aging studies, Kathryn Hyer, dies at “peak of her career” The 67-year-old died from cancer on Jan. 1, leaving behind a lifetime of research on long-term care.     Kathryn Hyer died on Jan. 1. She was a professor and associate director at the School of Aging Studies at USF and director of its Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging. [ Hyer Soley family ] Updated Jan. 27 TAMPA — Kathryn Hyer usually had a scrap or two of paper sticking out of her purse as she b...

Date Time Racial disparities in excess mortality in Minnesota in 2020 are worse than previously reported Excess mortality – defined as deaths above what would be expected based on prior years – was worse in Minnesota in 2020 than expected, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from the University of Minnesota. On the surface, Minnesota seems to have had a relatively equal COVID-19 pandemic compared to other states. For example, white Minnesotans are about 80% of th...

A team of researchers has identified for the first time the neurons that are among the first victims of Alzheimer’s disease.

A major mystery in Alzheimer’s disease research is why some brain cells succumb to the creeping pathology of the disease years before symptoms first appear, while others seem impervious to the degeneration surrounding them until the disease’s final stages.   An image of human brain samples used to study why some brain cells are more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease than others. Image by Rana Eser, UCSF Grinberg lab Now, in a study published J...

The organization wants more people to be cared for at home.