August For Dr. Holly Van Remmen, “research is a puzzle.” As a child, Holly Van Remmen loved to figure out how things worked. Even her younger sister’s supposedly impregnable Fisher-Price transistor radio fell prey to her inquiring mind. “I used butter knives, screwdrivers and all kinds of things to get inside it,” she says. “I just […]
muscle loss
OMRF researchers receive $1.3 million in VA funding for aging research
Holly Van Remmen and Tim Griffin received VA funding to focus on a pair of diseases prevalent in aging veterans.
OMRF scientist uncovers clues about age and muscle loss
OMRF’s findings could lead to new strategies to combat age-related muscle loss.
New OMRF findings shed light on maintaining muscle as we age
Age-related muscle loss, called sarcopenia, happens to all of us as we age and is a major cause of disability and loss of independence in the elderly.
OMRF postdoc receives national aging reward
OMRF scientist Rizwan Qaisar has been awarded an Irene Diamond Fund/AFAR Postdoctoral Transition Award in Aging.
OMRF researcher receives Alzheimer’s grant
An OMRF scientist has received a grant to investigate a potential link between Alzheimer’s and age-related muscle loss.
