The Johns Hopkins Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research (JH AITC) launched on January 10 with a website that listed two impressive Requests For Proposals (RFPs) that seek to make an impact on technological projects to improve the health and well-being of older adults. Funded by the National Institute of Aging Grant P30AG073105, […]
Ravi Varadhan, PhD, an Associate Professor of Oncology in the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Core Faculty member at the Center on Aging & Health in the Division of Gerontology in the Department of Geriatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will present “Variety is […]
Recently, COAH Director Dr. David L. Roth was interviewed by the American Heart Association for an article about caregiving titled, “The risks and rewards of caregiving for loved ones with dementia.” The story is about the struggles of a husband and wife, Pat and John Sullivan, who have been together for forty years. John has […]
We have a lot to be grateful for at the Center on Aging and Health, despite the difficult coronavirus pandemic times. The Center’s programs and researchers continue to marshal new scientific insights in the field of aging and clinical excellence, supporting fellows and trainees in superb educational programs, and gaining international recognition as we strive […]
Did you know scientific studies show that people who help others are generally healthier themselves? It’s true! While caregiving can be stressful, there are many health benefits to caregiving that parallel those of volunteerism, perhaps even outweighing the negative impacts of its concomitant stress. That’s one of the points Dr. David L. Roth, director of […]
The Center on Aging and Health (COAH)’s team enthusiastically congratulates longtime COAH colleague Sarah Szanton, PhD RN FAAN, Dean, and Patricia M. Davidson Health Equity and Social Justice Endowed Professor at the School of Nursing, upon her election to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). NAM is a private, nonprofit institution dedicated to improving “health […]
Part Two of a two-part series on the important role of accelerometry in aging science. The Accelerometry Resource Core (ARC) at COAH has been created to help wearable data become one of the pillars of modern medicine and epidemiology by increasing its accessibility to a wide range of health researchers. To read Part One of […]
Part One of a two part series on the important role of accelerometry in aging science. The Accelerometry Resource Core (ARC) at COAH has been created to help wearable data become one of the pillars of modern medicine and epidemiology by increasing its accessibility to a wide range of health researchers. To learn more about […]
Arnold Bakker, PhD is the Director of Psychiatry Neuroimaging Core and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He will present “Memory Impairment in Aging and Dementia: The HOPE4MCI Study” at the December 6 Scientific Seminar Series.
Dr. David L. Roth, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and Director of the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health (COAH), will receive the M. Powell Lawton Award at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held online this year from November 10th to […]
