@MrDisability

Yale geriatrician and epidemiologist focusing on improving functional outcomes in older persons

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Joined May 2013
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2027 Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITC) Annual National Research Award Competition funds aging and dementia research. For US universities, health systems, nonprofits, companies, and government organizations. LOIs due Nov 16: aitcc.ai/rfa/aitc-ara-27-001

AITC Annual National Research Award Competition, AITC-ARA-27-001

The AITC invite letters of intent for the 2027 AITC Annual National Research Award Competition: AI and technology research for older adults and AD/ADRD.

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Large awards for AI/technology research in aging and ADRD for academic and non-academic applicants. Please retweet and/or distribute to your contacts. @GeriPalBlog @Bob_Wachter @NAChristakis @YaleIMed @AmyDMarcus @meganranney @rccnaging @judith_graham @PepperOAIC @YaleMed @Yale
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Very excited to be part of this outstanding group medicine.yale.edu/news-artic… @YaleMed @YaleIMed @PepperOAIC @rccnaging

Yale-Led Team Awarded $9.5M NIH Grant to Coordinate Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collab...

A Yale-led team, in partnership with Indiana University, awarded a five-year, $9.5 million NIH grant to establish and lead the AI-Powered Coordinating Center

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ATTN YALE: The Yale Pepper Older Americans Independence Center is soliciting letters of intent for those with interest and expertise relevant to aging research. Learn more about the award eligibility and requirements. medicine.yale.edu/internal-m…

Yale Pepper Center Seeks Letters of Intent For Aging Research 2026 - 2027

The Yale Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) is soliciting letters of intent from full-time Yale faculty members with interests and expertise

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Upcoming Clin-STAR Webinar! Join us in October as Dr. Balentine outlines a practical guide to using AI to streamline your research productivity. Register here: bit.ly/4qhWxxt
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A new study suggests that changes in mental, physical, or sensory capacity may be linked to a person’s future ability to perform these routine tasks. Intrinsic capacity became more closely tied to disability as participants neared the end of life. Read🔗 medicine.yale.edu/internal-m…

Study Links Physical and Mental Capacity to Disability Before Death

For many older adults, aging well means remaining independent: being able to do everyday tasks like buying groceries or cooking dinner without help. A new Yale

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Study Links Physical and Mental Capacity to Disability Before Death m.yale.edu/djwy @PepperOAIC @NIHAging @johnahartford @AmerGeriatrics

Study Links Physical and Mental Capacity to Disability Before Death

For many older adults, aging well means remaining independent: being able to do everyday tasks like buying groceries or cooking dinner without help. A new Yale

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Another high impact report from @YaleMed PEP Study by Dr. Malkowski: bit.ly/3PNKtXe. Clinically, one can think of intrinsic capacity as a gas tank that drains as we age. By intervening to bolster reserves, we can preserve that fuel and avert disability. @YaleIMed
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Accompanied by a commentary: bit.ly/4opzVuc @paula_span @GeriPalBlog @NIHAging @ClinSTARCC @johnahartford @AmyDMarcus @AgingInitiative @geri_doc @PepperOAIC

Intrinsic capacity and disability before death: a dynamic relationship

Intrinsic capacity, defined by WHO as the composite of an individual’s physical and mental capacities, has become a key construct in healthy ageing research. Previous studies, including meta-analyses...

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Congratulations to Dr. Brian Andonian and the many coauthors from the Clin-STAR Inflammation Research Group on receiving a 2026 GeroScience Outstanding Publication Award: First Prize in the Review Paper category! Read the acclaimed paper here: bit.ly/3PnMyJ5

Inflammation and aging-related disease: A transdisciplinary inflammaging framework

GeroScience - Inflammaging, a state of chronic, progressive low-grade inflammation during aging, is associated with several adverse clinical outcomes, including frailty, disability, and death....

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🏠🫀🧠What is the toll of living in a disordered neighborhood? Led by @Jiao_Jo_Yu, our new paper explores how stressful neighborhood environments damage the heart—and then the brain. @wangyi031104 @MrDisability Link to the paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @AmJPrevMed @YaleSPH
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Registration is open for the upcoming Clin-STAR Webinar "Recent Changes and Updates for NIH/NIA Grant Application!" Featuring NIH/NIA professionals, this webinar will provide an overview of the funding process and recent program updates. Register here: bit.ly/4c4bnkA
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Enjoyed my conversation with Garrison Leykam on Geezers, Gadgets and Gizmos: “How Independence Is Lost and What Actually Helps Older Adults Stay Mobile”: youtu.be/c28tJIHp1kE?si=gMOH… @YaleMed @YaleIMed

Why Seniors Lose Mobility & How to Stay Independent Longer: Dr....

What really causes older adults to lose independence — and what act...

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“Since my work is so interdisciplinary, I had yet to find a space that felt like it met my needs and goals. Attending the Clin-STAR meeting was like finding ‘my people.’” Read more in Dr. Lisa Simon's Clin-STAR Journey Story: bit.ly/49Y2nN0 @lisathedoc @MGBResearchNews
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Our colleague @MrDisability explains why smoking hits you harder as you age in this report: shorturl.at/t8g93

Why smoking hits harder as you age, according to Yale and UConn doctors

Dr. J. Craig Allen said “the carcinogens and toxins in tobacco smoke don't stay in your lungs; they...get into your bloodstream, lymphatic system and every organ in your body where they cause...

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.@YaleAge member @MrDisability explains biological age and how it's being studied. #aging #geroscience bit.ly/4qzXZKy
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Learn about the @YaleMed PEP Study, a wonderful resource for disability research in older persons pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3224…
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Listen to Clin-STAR Inflammation Research Interest Group members, Brian Andonian, Sara LaHue, and Joe Hippensteel discuss their transdisciplinary inflammaging framework in this new episode of the GeriPal Podcast: bit.ly/49SBawJ! #Inflammaging #AgingResearch @GeriPalBlog
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Ivy League
@IvyLeague29 Nov 2025
A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES. Down 42–14 with under three minutes left in the third quarter, @YaleFootball rattled off 29 unanswered to top No. 15 Youngstown State, 43–42.🌿🏈
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