Publications/National Presentations

Faculty in the UCLA Division of Geriatrics influence the discourse and trajectory of aging science through publications in high-impact journals. Find their latest articles here.

September 2026

1. Mak SS, Thomas AP, Alessi CA, Martin JL, Ulmer C, Kaufmann CN, Smith JP, Fung CH. Eliciting participant perspectives about a mailed brochure on sleeping pills and cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia to inform future implementation of deprescribing interventions. Int J Pharm Pract. 2026 Sep 1:riag120. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riag120. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42680147.
2. LaCroix AZ, Zhang B, Nguyen S, Resnick SM, Ferrucci L, Horvath S, Lu AT, Espeland MA, Rapp SR, Beckman K, Nievergelt C, Maihofer AX, McEvoy LK, Shadyab AH. Epigenetic Clocks of Biological Aging and Cognitively Healthy Longevity: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2026 Sep 1:glag215. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glag215. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42679383.
3. Faiz J, Akuzawa H, Fermin P, Fung C, Mak S, Steers WN, Vashi AA, Olmos-Ochoa T, Wong MS. Improving care equity for hard-of-hearing veterans through implementation of a hearing assistive device in the emergency department: A pre-post observational study. Disabil Health J. 2026 Aug 27:102167. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2026.102167. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42686476.
4. Abu-Amara H, Zhao W, Li Z, Leung YY, Schellenberg GD, Wang LS, Crimmins EM, Thyagarajan B, Anwar M, Hu P, Dey S, Dey AB, Zhou X, Thangaraj K, Lee J, Kardia SLR, Smith JA. Association between Alzheimer's disease-related genes and neurodegenerative blood-based biomarkers in Indian adults. Front Aging Neurosci. 2026 Aug 19;18:1832155. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2026.1832155. PMID: 42688218; PMCID: PMC13534049.
5. Reuben DB. The Dementia Orchestra. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Sep 9. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70706. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42712166.
6. Merkin SS, Orenstein L, Fuchs G, Efrat-Treister D. Volunteering and resilience in wartime: evidence from two population-based studies in Israel. BMC Public Health. 2026 Aug 10;26(1):2575. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-28853-5. PMID: 42723034; PMCID: PMC13560447.
7. Leland NE, Wong C, Prusynski RA, Bettger JP, Shore A, Lam J, Mroz TM, Mathis L, Saliba D. Workplace Violence in Home Health: Staff and Leadership Experiences and Strategies. Gerontologist. 2026 Sep 25:gnag231. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnag231. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42791645.