Aging Now Podcast

Most people think of hearing loss as an inconvenience. What they don't realize is that untreated hearing loss quietly rewires how the brain processes information, pushes people out of conversations they once loved, and as new research is showing dramatically increases the risk of ending up back in the emergency room. In this episode, two geriatricians explore the hearing loss crisis hiding in...

A new class of drugs can now remove the protein behind Alzheimer's disease from the brain. But it doesn't restore memory. It doesn't cure the disease. And not everyone qualifies. So what does it actually do and who is it for?  Dr. David Reuben and Dr. Alejandra Sanchez Lopez walk through everything families and patients need to know before considering anti-amyloid therapy  from elig...

Most people know sleep gets harder with age. What nobody tells you is that the sleep problems you're ignoring right now the insomnia, the restless nights, the medication you've been on for 20 years may be doing more damage than you think. In this episode, Dr. Arun Karlamanga sits down with Dr. Cathy Alessi, Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Sleep Medicine at UCLA, to talk about what&ap...

Most families navigating dementia know what memory loss looks like. What no one prepares them for are the behavioral and psychological symptoms the agitation, the refusals, the personality shifts that can make caregiving feel impossible.   In this episode, Dr. Aaron Kaufman sits down with Kemi Reeves, DNP, Associate Director of the UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program, to talk about wha...