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New research conducted by scientists with the Yale Data Coordinating Center, Yale Center for Statistical Analysis, and Yale Program on Aging, in collaboration with colleagues from UCLA, compared different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The results were mixed.

Research shows husbands benefit from their wives' support in terms of mortality and health outcomes, much more than the other way around, YSPH Professor Joan Monin says in this article about how marriage equity impacts health.

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder, causing problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. It is the most common form of dementia, affecting an estimated 6.7 million Americans aged 65 and older, and is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. Two-thirds of those with Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. are women, yet having longer life expectancy does not fully explain this high prevalence. Carolyn Fredericks, MD, has dedicated her research career to understanding risk of and resilience to Alzheimer’s disease and is working to determine why this disorder is so much more common in women than men.

Over the course of her Pilot Project funded by Women’s Health Research at Yale, Carolyn Fredericks, MD, assistant professor of neurology, forged interdisciplinary partnerships to propel her research forward.

In a new study, Yale School of Medicine researchers examined how the prevalence of neighborhood disadvantage differed according to individual-level characteristics and evaluated the association between neighborhood disadvantage and mortality among older people over 10 years.

Since 1981, the Dorothy Adler Geriatric Center has been helping patients optimize function, independence, and quality of life.

Marriage isn't just about love—it's a health decision. A more egalitarian marriage can significantly improve health outcomes. Bloomberg News' Sarah Green Carmichael speaks to Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor Joan Monin about caregiving in marital relationships.

Approximately 1% to 5% of people who are infected with syphilis will develop a complication of the disease called neurosyphilis. This occurs when the bacteria that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, infects the central nervous system. Neurosyphilis can be asymptomatic, but it can also be associated with stroke, muscle weakness, cognitive changes, and vision or hearing loss. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine set out to understand why some people with syphilis develop neurosyphilis, and if there might be long-term effects of the disease on the immune system even after successful treatment with antibiotics. The results were published in the October 2, 2024 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases.