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4th Year Geriatric Clerkship in the News

  Dementia Simulation Gives Medical Students Insight on Condition – Article about helping the medical students understand the scope and impact of dementia.  …

JAX-ASCENT Ribbon Cutting

JAX-ASCENT, a new research facility focusing on aging studies opened its doors on the campus of UF Health Jacksonville, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony that took place on May 11, 2018. Ribbon Cutting ceremony The Center aims to register every year 1,000 adults,…

Dr. Anton in the News: Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting leads to significant weight loss, slows aging, UF research review finds. On the similar topic, also featuring Dr. Steve Anton: STEM-Talk about diet, exercise, intermittent fasting and lifestyle interventions to improve health.

Dr. Mankowski Received a 3-year Career Development Award

Congratulations to Dr. Robert Mankowski for being awarded a 3-year Career Development Grant  from the American Heart Association!  Dr. Mankowski will be studying the impact of sepsis on the cardiac function in older survivors.  …

Dr. Rui Xiao Awarded a 4-Year Grant From ACS

Cogratulations to Dr. Rui Xiao, for being awarded the highly competitive American Cancer Society (ACS) Research Scholar Grant. The ACS Research Scholar Grants support investigator-initiated projects across the cancer research continuum. With the support of this grant, Dr. Xiao will investigate how novel nuclear…