Dr, David Clark has published an article focusing on his study Longitudinal Decline of Neuromuscular Activation and Power in Healthy Older Adults. This publication reports on the finding of an age-related impairment in the communication between the nervous system and the muscles. The resultant decline of neuromuscular activation causes…
Many thanks to all the Institute on Aging’s employees who have participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. We walked, chatted, visited with our families and pets, and had icecream for a good cause – and hope to do it again next year!…
“Intelligent Health & Well-being Systems” Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Room 2161 (2nd floor, central wing), Clinical and Translational Research Building Presented by: Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering UF College of Engineering This seminar will be recorded…
The 4th annual Spotlight on Aging was held on Monday September 9, 2013. The event was held at the Institute on Aging, in the newly constructed Clinical and Translational Research Building. Please have a look at the program and see the full range of scientific abstracts…
Congratulations to Dr. Shinichi Someya for his newly awarded NIH/NIDCD grant!…
Mark your calendars: The 2014 International Conference on Fraily and Sarcopenia Research will take place on March 13 and 14 in Barcelona, Spain.
Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Buford for being accepted for participation in the Early Career Reviewer Program at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institutes of Health. As an eligible reviewer, Dr. Buford will provide expertise in areas relevant to the applications reviewed by the CSR’s Scientific Review Officers. …
Please note our new address: Institute on Aging and Department of Aging and Geriatric Research 2004 Mowry Road, Gainesville, Fl 32611 PO Box 100107, Gainesville, FL 32610. If known, adding the room number is recommended. Look us up on the UF Campus Map:…
2013 FCOA information…
Congratulations to Torrance Higgins for winning the First Prize in the Institute for Learning in Retirement’s Aging Presentation Award!…
