ICFSR 2025 Frailty Highlights in Toulouse, March 12–14
The #FrailtyFighter series is back to promote the 2025 International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research
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Next ‘Innovative Design, Testing, and Implementation of Frailty Interventions’ Seminar, January 22 at 9am
We are excited to announce the next session of the Innovative Design, Testing, and Implementation of Frailty Interventions seminar series! Date/Time: January 22, 2025, 9-10AM EST Title: The EngAGE Randomized Controlled […]
Dr. Walston to receive 2024 Irving S. Wright Award from the American Federation for Aging Research
Dr. Jeremy Walston, Professor of Geriatric Medicine and renowned researcher in the field of frailty science, has been named as the recipient of the 2024 Irving S. Wright Award of […]
New supplemental award examines mitochondrial function and frailty development among people with and without HIV
The Johns Hopkins Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC), a long-running NIH funded research program focused on frailty research, was recently awarded a supplemental grant to investigate the intersecting biological pathways that drive early onset of physical frailty in a subset of individuals living with and without HIV through the study of mitochondrial decline.
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Dr. Judy Kasper: A Remembrance
The sudden passing of Dr. Judy Kasper, a prominent expert in the study of disability in later life and its implications for older adults, their loved ones, and health care policies, struck all who knew her with feelings of sadness and shock. To celebrate Dr. Kasper as both a stellar scientist and a wonderful colleague and friend, we asked some of her collaborators to reflect on their work with her and the impact she had on their careers and lives. We have also summarized Dr. Kasper’s important role in facilitating frailty research in the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Continue Reading