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Welcome to the Institute for Aging Research |
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Institute for Aging Research
Affiliated with Harvard Medical School, the Institute for Aging Research is the largest gerontology and geriatrics research facility in the country based in a clinical setting. Institute scientists work to discover the mechanisms of aging diseases and disability, which leads to the prevention, treatment and cure of disease, advances the standard of care for older people, and informs public decision-making. Their vision is to transform the human experience of aging by ensuring a life of health, dignity and productivity into advanced age.
From the Institute's world-renowned musculoskeletal research, to the Aging Brain Center, to social research that measures the success of our systems of care at home and abroad, the Institute's multidisciplinary aging research faculty, promotes scientific investigation that considers the complex relationship between biological, social and psychological factors that influence how well we can all live in old age now, and in the future.
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Animal Protein is Good for Bones
Animal Protein is Good for Bones
The healthful advantages of a vegan diet-one that excludes all forms of animal protein-have been espoused by its proponents in the popular press. Before swearing off fish, eggs and meat, however, researchers at Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research caution the public to look at their studies, which indicate that overall protein intake-as well as animal protein consumption-promotes bone health. Learn more.
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Sharon K. Inouye M.D. M.P.H.
Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Aging Brain Center
Milton and Shirley F. Levy Chair in Alzheimer's Disease
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
 As director of the Aging Brain Center, Dr. Inouye's research focuses on delirium
and functional decline in hospitalized older patients. She previously developed a
widely used instrument for the identification of delirium and a multicomponent intervention strategy to prevent delirium. Learn more.
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The Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian organization funded through government grants for aging research and individual, foundation and corporate gifts. Support aging research and fund our efforts to cure age-related disease. The Institute for Aging Research is one of the leading medical research charities.
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Zone 4 Latest Findings
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3/11/13
Hebrew SeniorLife Researchers Find Link between Nonbenzodiazepine Hypnotic Drugs and Hip Fractures in Nursing Home Residents
Study Suggests Caution Should be Exercised when Prescribing Sleep Medications
The risk for hip fracture is elevated among nursing home residents using sleep medications, according to a study by researchers at The Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Researchers state this is likely due to an increased risk of falling associated with drug use.
2/1/13
New Study Sheds Light on Link Between Dairy Intake and Bone Health
Researchers at the Institute for Aging Research find not all dairy products are equal in maintaining strong bones
A study has found that dairy intake —specifically milk and yogurt —is associated with higher bone mineral density (BMD) in the hip, but not the spine. Cream, on the other hand, may be associated with lower BMD overall. Published today in the journal Archives of Osteoporosis, these findings suggest that not all dairy products are equally beneficial in promoting bone strength.
11/7/12
Hebrew SeniorLife Study Finds No Link Between Calcium Intake and Coronary Artery Calcification
Researchers have published a study that shows no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification, reassuring adults who take calcium supplements for bone health that the supplements do not appear to result in the development of calcification of blood vessels.
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