Johns Hopkins Frailty Science #FrailtyFighter
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Follow us for news and announcements & visit https://t.co/O9fj2ea7HX for much more content on #frailty & #resiliency in #older #adults! #FrailtyFighter
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Joined October 2019
"As for grief, you'll find it comes in waves. You never know what's going to trigger the grief. It might be a song, a picture, a street intersection, the smell of a cup of coffee. It can be just about anything... and the wave comes crashing. But in between waves, there is life.”
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Virtual registration is now open for the upcoming RCCN Workshop "Innovative Perspectives to Advance AD/ADRD Multidisciplinary Research!" Virtual registration is free and open to the public. Learn more and register here: https://t.co/E9tNw962vQ
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New Journey Story! Read about @ScottBauerMD's reflections on his research journey in "Mentorship, Multidisciplinarity, and Momentum" here: https://t.co/HK1rBE1fOT
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🚨 Applications due soon! The AGING Initiative MCCs Scholars Program deadline is Oct 31, 2025 (11:59pm ET) • Up to 16 emerging leaders • Travel + training workshop • 6 career webinars Apply: https://t.co/J00FKvIgnD Watch:
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Funding Opportunity! The IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to two Demonstration Projects, each providing up to $800,000 in total direct costs over a 24-month period. Learn more here: https://t.co/jUlA57yXoo
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The Clin-STAR Database is a discovery tool that enables collaboration among clinician-scientists in aging research across disciplines and career levels. Join Dr. Plys, as well as many other aging researchers, and begin exploring the Clin-STAR Database now: https://t.co/zt3WbeFneP
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ICYMI: The recording from last week's Clin-STAR webinar "The Art and Science of the Pilot Study: Challenges and Solutions" is now available here: https://t.co/O9Nu3JpNba
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🗓️Be sure to mark your calendar and save the date for the 2026 OAIC Annual Meeting! More info to come - visit https://t.co/8PT0mUla0B
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New @HopkinsMedicine protocol shows how hospitals can safely start continuous glucose monitoring (#CGM) at discharge—improving patient education & outcomes. @SageJournals
https://t.co/o2KuLmlKex.
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Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has become the standard of care for outpatient diabetes management, yet its initiation during hospitalization—particularly a...
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Study finds workers still calling in sick more often than before COVID-19 pandemic. @HopkinsMedicine @panagis21 details why this is. @WashTimes
https://t.co/DWPV0QVOc2
washingtontimes.com
U.S. workers are still calling in sick more than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Friday.
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Lung inflammation in patients with #eczema may be caused by a tissue-specific immune response to S. aureus, a common skin microbe. The recent @CellReports study led by @ArcherLab and @HopkinsMedicine researchers links eczema, S. aureus, and asthma. https://t.co/Qx2NAGQ2PG.
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New @HopkinsMedicine @hopkinssurgery paper in @JAMASurgery ( https://t.co/k8FDUV1cvk) shows education bundles - created by academic hospitals for nurses & patients - on preventing #VTE (#BloodClots) can successfully reduce blood clot occurrence at community hospitals. @elliotthaut
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Does Freezing Plastic Water Bottles Cause Cancer? @HopkinsMedicine @Verywell
https://t.co/1fHo5hk5kM
verywellhealth.com
Read how the false email and television claim that freezing water in plastic bottles increases a person's risk of developing cancer is debunked.
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Another Way Blood Sugar Can Impact Vision in T1D. @HopkinsMedicine @healthcentral
https://t.co/XBj0T0BVg9
healthcentral.com
A new study says low blood sugar levels in diabetes can harm eye health as does high blood sugars. We asked an ophthalmologist to explain.
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.@HopkinsMedicine dermatologist Dr. Luis Garza discusses what your hair can say about your health. @nytimes
https://t.co/D4IRdemb0L
nytimes.com
More than just dead matter, hair is an archive of your body’s secrets.
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International trial co-led by @hopkinskimmel investigators finds DNA shed by #coloncancers can help guide postsurgery chemotherapy treatment. https://t.co/RAmQKDtq6m
hopkinsmedicine.org
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.@HopkinsMedicine endocrinologist Rita Kalyani discusses why insulin sensitivity is key to treating chronic disease. @EverydayHealth
https://t.co/Bj4xCrNW2g
everydayhealth.com
Learn how improving insulin sensitivity can help treat chronic conditions like metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypertension, and more.
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.@HopkinsMedicine otolaryngologist Dr. Charles C. Della Santina discusses how cochlear implants are becoming more and more common for older hearing-impaired patients. @nytimes
https://t.co/Vs58okdP0T
nytimes.com
More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices.
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