Thank you to the many participants, agencies and service providers who have made my dissertation research on HIV & aging possible. The study has been closed and is in the final stages. Once data analyses is completed, the study conclusion will be written and published hopefully by summer. Again, thank you all for... 

Despite significant funding challenges for many public universities across the United States, administrators and mental health professionals are looking at ways to make student mental health a priority. We have seen the sometimes devastating and often far-reaching impact of untreated mental health problems. University-based... 

Cancer is a major health problem in the United States and is ranked the number two cause of death (CDC, 2007). Many cancers have a relatively high mortality rate. Still, the prospects for surviving cancer has improved over the last several decades, and early detection is linked to improved treatment outcome. The standard... 

The role of vigorous exercise on the accumulation of senescent T-cells and overall immunity is a relatively new area of immunology research that I think is worth keeping an eye on, especially in the context of aging with chronic diseases and infections. Published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity researchers examined... 

Oh, the fear of aging in America. We forget that there can be rewarding and satisfying experiences in later life. Still, our aging Americans often suffer negative consequences from societal stigma about aging and fear about living alone. Older people in general face an increased risk of depression and other mental... 

July 2011. From the Associated Press. Results reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International conference in France gives hope that a blood test will one day be available to screen people for Alzheimer’s disease . There are over 5 million people in the U.S. with Alzheimer’s disease. . There is...