Sentences with word «gerontology»

Convinced, however, that there was in fact «a hell of a field» to build around gerontological science, Finch has spent the past 3 decades at the University of Southern California's (USC's) Leonard Davis School of Gerontology in Los Angeles seeking to understand the genomic control of senescence in the brain.

«While improvements may take time to manifest, and thus are more apparent at older ages, this could also signal problems for younger cohorts, particularly females, who — if their improvements are more minimal — may not see the same gains in life expectancy as experienced by the generations that came before them,» said Levine, who received both her PhD in Gerontology in 2015 and her BA in Psychology in 2008 from USC.

Much of Finch's persuasiveness stems from his talent for integrating the many different themes of gerontology research — from inflammatory brain processes to the biology of slowly aging creatures — into a sweeping view of the aging process.

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The gift lays the foundation for a veterinary gerontology program at the CVM, the first of its kind at a United States veterinary school.

I am interested in Gerontology as a career as well, but have never been employed in the industry.

I received a Bachelor's in Psychology with a minor in Gerontology from William Carey University in 2009 and completed my Master's in Counseling and Development from Texas Women's University in 2015.

Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences; Jan 2007, Vol.

Clark directs the Danish Centre for Molecular Gerontology at the University of Aarhus.

A majority reverted to their former cognitive prowess, according to results published in the journal Experimental Gerontology.

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«I think this is a step towards making sense out of a lot of data — genetic data, environmental data, epidemiological data — to help us understand factors that contribute to long and healthy life,» says Winifred Rossi, deputy director of the Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology at the National Institute on Aging, who wasn't involved in the study.

I am very interested in using over 39 years of nursing experience, including gerontology certification, dementia certification, and certification as a Director of Nursing in a slightly different role.

A report in the Journal of Applied Gerontology shows that elderly people often discuss health issues with hairdressers, who could encourage clients to seek medical attention.

That is why we established the first gerontology training program for veterinarians in 2007 (11).

Touchstone is a program of the Active Ageing Partnership of Ireland, developed in partnership with the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at NUI Galway, designed to expand opportunities for older adults to become more engaged in their communities.

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Dr. Greger cites the seminal work of gerontology researcher Dr. Denham Harman of the University of Nebraska, regarded as the pioneer of free - radical aging theory.

In addition to doing science, Pereira - Smith enjoys mentoring and bringing new faces into gerontology.

He says he was inspired by the example of a colleague, computer scientist - turned - theoretical biologist Aubrey de Grey (see «Wake - Up Call»), who published his first gerontology paper on mitochondrial DNA mutations despite a lack of experimental experience in that area.

«More gray matter is associated with better cognitive function, while decreases in gray matter are associated with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias,» said Shannon Halloway, PhD, the lead author of the Journal of Gerontology paper and the Kellogg / Golden Lamp Society Postdoctoral Fellow in the Rush University College of Nursing.

A 2000 study in the Journals of Gerontology showed that rats whose diet was supplemented with vitamin E experienced a 500 to 900 percent increase in brain and nerve tissue over an eight - month period, as well as an increase in the release of dopamine in the brain, the «pleasure» chemical that controls flow of information to different parts of the brain.

In the research, published in the October 2012 issue of Geriatrics and Gerontology International, participants were divided into three groups, each of which completed twice - weekly activities that involved working with either a piece of velvet, canvas or Velcro.

In 1998, Masoro (left) gave the keynote speech at UTHSCSA's «Age Day,» a daylong conference to promote gerontology research within the university.

The study on the assessment titled «Fracture Risk Assessment in Long - term Care (FRAiL)» was published today in the Journal of Gerontology Medical Science.

It is the largest endowed chair in NC State University history and lays the foundation for a veterinary gerontology program at the CVM, which will be the first of its kind at a veterinary college in the United States.

It is argued that if we are to minimize the negative impact of environmental change on older people, interdisciplinary study of the convergence of the two trends, «climate gerontology», is needed.

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Graduate study in Recreation Administration (1982 — 1984) 16 credit hours North Texas State University, Denton • TX B.S., Elementary Education and Physical Education — 1976 East Texas State University, Commerce • TX Gerontology Certificate — University of Colorado at Colorado Springs • CO — 1996

It will probably be some years before most national religious bodies set up offices on aging, or before a significant number of theological institutions add gerontology - informed courses to their curricula.

Textbooks in gerontology use this phrase to describe people in their 60s and 70s who have minimal health problems, are active, outgoing and satisfied with their self - image.

In one widely cited publication from 1998 («Mortality Patterns Suggest Lack of Senescence in Hydra,» published in Experimental Gerontology [pdf]-RRB-, Daniel Martinez claimed that hydras — small aquatic animals that look a bit like cacti — may not undergo senescence at all and may be biologically immortal.

But perhaps Horvath's most significant finding had its genesis in 2013, when researchers from the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group, which studies supercentenarians (those who live to 110 and older), supplied him with tissue samples from three centenarians and three supercentenarians, one of whom recently died at age 112.

In the decades that have followed, Finch has probed the neurobiology of senescence in his lab at the school's Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center.

Funding for the study came from an Ellison / American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Nathan Shock Center Pilot Grant, Glenn / AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award, NIH Program Project Grant (AG51449), and two grants from the National Institute on Aging (AG16667, AG24353).

With a new research award, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Postdoctoral Researcher Sebastian Brandhorst will investigate how a «fast - mimicking» diet could target cells that show signs of aging for removal and potentially restore more youthful function.

A program overview and admission information is available on the USC Davis School of Gerontology website.

The findings by the collaboration — including Senior Scientist Ricki Colman of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and UW — Madison Associate Professor of Medicine Rozalyn Anderson; and NIA Staff Scientist and Nonhuman Primate Core Facility Head Julie Mattison and Senior Investigator and Chief of the Translational Gerontology Branch Rafael de Cabo — were published today (Jan. 17, 2017) in the journal Nature Communications.

Another study in The Journals of Gerontology found that increasing protein while in a calorie deficit led to improved body composition, this was because the protein prevented muscle loss and increased fat loss (22).

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