Adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in mid-life—before age 50—more likely to develop dementia People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a younger age are at a higher risk for developing dementia than those diagnosed later in life, according to a…
By Rachel HarrisonBrain injuries, access to firearms, and a culture of selflessness intersect to put the lives of our nation’s heroes at risk, according to an NYU Meyers researcherA troubling report from the Pentagon earlier this year revealed that…
A new diagnosis of dementia is linked to a 40 percent increase in emergency department (ED) visits in the year around a diagnosis, with visits peaking shortly before a person is diagnosed, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Network Open…
Study identifies how changes in risk factors may be contributing to growing number of babies born prematurely Preterm births have increased by more than 10 percent over the past decade, with racial and socioeconomic disparities persisting over time,…
New NYU Meyers faculty member Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, PhD, and researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) are getting closer to being able to predict sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. In a study that appears Sept. 3 in JAMA Pediatrics,…
NYU Meyers welcomed seven new faculty members at the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year, who bring wide-ranging experience and expertise. Anthony Carney, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, who was most recently an assistant professor at the University of…
Vice Dean for Research Bei Wu, PhD, has won a $3.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to investigate biological and social links between oral health, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.Nearly seven million Americans live…
Two NYU obesity experts discuss the sharp rise of GLP-1 agonists and the structural issues medicines can’t fix A wildly popular class of drugs called GLP-1 agonists—which includes Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound—are revolutionizing the…
NYU Meyers Prof. Emerita and Senior Research Scientist Mathy Mezey, whose teaching, research and leadership transformed geriatric nursing, has been named a 2024 Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing, one of the highest honors in the…
Adult day centers provide community-based health and social services for older adults living at home, including many living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. While these centers have long been essential community resources, they…
