Johns Hopkins Frailty Science #FrailtyFighter

The 2026 ICFSR Research Conference: A Summary of Presentations by Johns Hopkins Researchers, Collaborators, and Frailty Working Group Colleagues Visit: frailtyscience.org/the-2026-icfsr…

Our 2025 Annual Report highlights how our work is driving meaningful change for older adults and communities across the country. See the progress, the accomplishments, and what comes next! ⬇️ ncoa.org/page/ncoa-2025…

🧠 What happens in the final stage of #Alzheimers? Learn what to expect, how the #disease leads to death, and what palliative and #hospice care options exist for families: buff.ly/tUbustt 🔗

The COVID-19 pandemic was linked to an estimated 22.1 million excess deaths from all causes globally between 2020 and 2023—more than three times the 7 million reported COVID-19 deaths. Learn more about the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic’s global impact. World Health Statistics Report 2026🔗 bit.ly/4fiNpVV

Challenging medical dogma, our understanding of the thymus and its impact on our health throughout lifespan has been completely revamped w/ @HugoAerts @TheLancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…

⏳ Submit your abstract for #CTAD2026! Deadline: June 2, 2026 CTAD 2026 will feature a rich scientific program covering Alzheimer's clinical research. 📅 Nov 16–19, 2026 | Boston, MA, USA 👉 Submit now: ctad-alzheimer.com/call-abstracts… #CTAD2026 #Alzheimer #ClinicalTrials

Cancer & #CVD share overlapping risk factors & biologic pathways, creating opportunities for integrated prevention. Inflammation, oxidative stress, epigenetic dysregulation & clonal hematopoiesis help drive both diseases jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACCCardioOnc #cvPrev @LAlhuneafat

An antiviral pill has, for the first time, been shown to prevent COVID in people exposed to the virus at home. The drug could be a lifeline for those who still face real danger such as people who are immunocompromised. nature.com/articles/d4158…

An important clinical skill has nothing to do with medical knowledge. @HopkinsMedicine resident Dr. Maxwell Droznin shares how a bathroom poster reminded him about what matters to patients most. @NYUEmpathy @mcgillwpc @EricLast3 @Doctor_V #MedTwitter tinyurl.com/ydabuysk

Why #Osteosarcopenia Matters: Clinical and Investigative Implications. Our most recent publication from the #Bone, #Muscle & #Geroscience Group @RIMUHC1, @McGill_DOM and McGill Division of Geriatric Medicine: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

The Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program has recognized Emergency Departments that provide high-quality care to older adults. Learn how this care is associated with lower odds of hospital admissions and mortality among older adults in this @AGSJournal study:

Help us expand our understanding of aging through mixed-methods scholarship. We are seeking submissions for a special issue. (Manuscript deadline: July 31) academic.oup.com/psychsocgeront… @OUPAcademic

Molecular mechanism leading to human coronary atherosclerosis assessed by proteomic analysis and RNA sequences. Read more in the @EHJ at doi.org/10.1093/eurhea… #ProteomicAnalysis #RNASequencing #MolecularMechanisms #CoronaryAtherosclerosis @ESCardio @ESC_Journals

It’s never too late to start taking care of your bones! 🦴 While osteoporosis can impact anyone, women are four times more likely to develop it than men. And risk increases as we age. This #WomensHealthWeek, get the facts! ⬇️ ncoa.org/article/get-th…

👏 Congrats to Luca Tagliafico for their article Insights on geroscience pre-clinical and clinical trials to promote healthy aging from the Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty and Sarcopenia Research Task Force 2025 @JFrailtyAging @SoutoPhilipe @brunovellas sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

.@HopkinsMedicine researchers find pancreatic cancer breakthrough. @nytimes nytimes.com/2026/05/12/hea…

Our retina image is so rich with information, a gateway to the whole body, well beyond the eye. Today add osteoporosis to the list. journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/… This adds to what I recently wrote about at Ground Truths erictopol.substack.com/p/the-paradox-…

What, Exactly, Is Longevity Medicine? nytimes.com/2026/04/07/wel… via @NYTimes

Just published in Circulation- a multi-institution collaborative team effort that leverages insights from invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing to further understand HFpEF. lnkd.in/eVuF7SkF