Frailty and Resiliency

Source: https://coah.jhu.edu/research-programs-and-resources/frailty-and-resiliency/ Parent: https://coah.jhu.edu/research-programs-and-resources/

Frailty is a longstanding research area at the Center on Aging and Health.  This program focuses on the study of physical frailty, a syndrome characterized by reduced strength, energy, and activity, as well as studies on physical resilience among older adults. Visit the Frailty Science website for more information.

Related programs and projects include:

• FrailtyScience.org
• Johns Hopkins Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) led by Drs. Jeremy Walston and Karen Bandeen-Roche
• Study of Physical Resilience and Aging (SPRING) led by Drs. Walston, Bandeen-Roche, and Ravi Varadhan