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"Insights & Implications in Gerontology: The Vital Role of Nutrition in Brain Health," a new publication from the Gerontological Society of America, explores nutritional choices that have been shown to improve cognition and decrease the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults.

<p>“<a href="https://www.geron.org/brainhealth">Insights & Implications in Gerontology: The Vital Role of Nutrition in Brain Health</a>,”<em> </em>a new publication from the Gerontological Society of America, explores nutritional choices that have been shown to improve cognition and decrease the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults.</p>

A personal mission inspires Mary Dioise Ramos every day, and now she'll have a chance to bring positive change to people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

A personal mission inspires Mary Dioise Ramos every day, and now she’ll have a chance to bring positive change to people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.

This program was developed to address structural barriers that impede successful advancement and promotion of historically marginalized research faculty within the academic medicine academy.

Wake Forest School of Medicine and the American Federation for Aging Research have received a renewal award for up to $5 million over five years from the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, to continue their management of the Research Centers Collaborative Network.

Robert L. Mocniak The Outstanding Alumnus award honors former students of the campus whose subsequent professional achievement warrants special recognition by their alma mater. Mocniak grew up in Greene County and began his studies at Penn State Fayette in 1966, when the campus was located in downtown Uniontown. He earned an associate’s degree in electrical and electronic technology from Penn State Fayette in 1968 and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Penn State Unive...

UCLA RESEARCH BRIEF Shopify Partners/Burst Under the Affordable Care Act, the secretary of health and human services is authorized to prohibit payment for services given a “D” rating by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the researchers say. Enrique Rivero | FINDINGS A UCLA-led study shows that physicians frequently order preventive medical services for adult Medicare beneficiaries that are considered unnecessary and of “low value” by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Fo...