# 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](https://frailtyscience.org/) for more information.
Related programs and projects include:
- [FrailtyScience.org](https://frailtyscience.org/)
- [Johns Hopkins Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) led by Drs. Jeremy Walston and Karen Bandeen-Roche](https://peppercenter.jhu.edu/)
- [Study of Physical Resilience and Aging (SPRING) led by Drs. Walston, Bandeen-Roche, and Ravi Varadhan](https://reporter.nih.gov/search/ew3K0o3_T0K6F89yfqOx7g/project-details/10021533)