Aug 28, 2017
Anne Newman, Department of Epidemiology chair, is co-author of a recent article on the largest, most comprehensive genetic study of lean mass to date. By understanding the genetic contributions to lean mass—an indicator of muscle mass—future treatments may be...
Aug 28, 2017
McKeesport and Upper St. Clair are only 12 highway miles apart but they are at opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum. Dr. Karen Matthews, a faculty member of the Epidemiology of Aging training program, weighs in on the explanation. Read the full Post Gazette...
Jul 19, 2017
Read more from PBS NEWSHOUR, “How to stay out of a nursing home and age independently”
Jul 19, 2017
Jul 19, 2017
Elsa S. Strotmeyer, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Health, University of Pittsburgh was voted chair-elect of the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) Health Sciences Section and will assume her role in...
Jun 27, 2017
Dr. Steven M Albert, PhD, MS has a poster presentation at the IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics meeting in San Francisco, CA on July 25 entitled, Using a State Aging Services Infrastructure to Promote Prevention Guidelines.
