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Genes and Cells That Influence the Rage of Aging in C.elegans
January 13th, 2010
You are invited to a presentation on “Genes and Cells That Influence the Rage of Aging in C.elegans” on January 20, 10:30-11:20 a.m.
Location: MBI Lecture Hall – Room 355, Jennings Hall, 1735 Neil Avenue
Presenter: Cynthia Kenyon, Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco
Aging has long been assumed to be a passive …
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Volunteers Needed for Aging Research Study
November 10th, 2009
The Ohio State University School of Physical Activity and Educational Services and the Department of Human Nutrition are seeking up to 100 male and female volunteers age 60-85, to participate in a 10-week study on a nutrition supplement and its effects on lean body mass changes. Steven Devor, Ph.D. from PAES and Robert DiSilvestro, Ph.D, from Human Nutrition …
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November is National Family Caregiver Month
October 29th, 2009
National Family Caregiver Month is organized annually by the National Family Caregivers Association as a time each year to thank, support, educate and empower family caregivers.
November is also National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, and one thing most caregivers realize, no matter the disease situation that has prompted caregiver duties, is that the demands of …
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Changing the Paradigm of Care
October 28th, 2009
A pilot test program in the City of Upper Arlington, called Stay UA (Services to Age in Your Upper Arlington), is proving to be a proactive approach that bridges the gap between the health care, social services and long-term care systems by coordinating care and connecting residents with appropriate community-based supportive services to foster “aging …
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Call For Papers – OAGE Conference
October 28th, 2009
The 34th Annual Ohio Professional and Student Conference on Aging will be convened by the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education on March 26, 2010, at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The theme of this year’s conference is Bridging Gerontological Research and Practice: The State of Translational Research in Ohio.
The Call for Papers has …
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