Abstract

During the next three years of the GLAA we will 1) develop a research program in physical disability and rehabilitation, 2) develop a health services research program in geriatric medicine, 3) develop a prevention and health promotion program in aging, 4) develop a University wide Aging and Training Program which involves the Law, Business, and Graduate Schools of Wake Forest University and 5) develop a joint Geriatric Medicine-Internal Medicine Subspecialty fellowship training program.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) (K07)
Project #
2K07AG000421-04
Application #
3076640
Study Section
Biological and Clinical Aging Review Committee (BCA)
Project Start
1988-08-01
Project End
1994-07-31
Budget Start
1991-08-01
Budget End
1992-07-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
041418799
City
Winston-Salem
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27106

  Publications

Cefalu, C A; Ettinger, W H; Espeland, M (1996) A study of the characteristics of the dementia patients and caregivers in dementia-nonspecific adult day care programs. J Am Geriatr Soc 44:654-9
Ettinger Jr, W H; Sun, W H; Binkley, N et al. (1995) Interleukin-6 causes hypocholesterolemia in middle-aged and old rhesus monkeys. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 50:M137-40
Varma, V K; Rushing, J T; Ettinger Jr, W H (1995) High density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with serum cortisol in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 43:1345-9
Ettinger Jr, W H; Harris, T; Verdery, R B et al. (1995) Evidence for inflammation as a cause of hypocholesterolemia in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 43:264-6
Ettinger, W H; Varma, V K; Sorci-Thomas, M et al. (1994) Cytokines decrease apolipoprotein accumulation in medium from Hep G2 cells. Arterioscler Thromb 14:8-13
Ettinger Jr, W H; Afable, R F (1994) Physical disability from knee osteoarthritis: the role of exercise as an intervention. Med Sci Sports Exerc 26:1435-40
Heuser, M D; Case, L D; Ettinger, W H (1992) Mortality in intensive care patients with respiratory disease. Is age important? Arch Intern Med 152:1683-8
Noel, M A; Smith, T K; Ettinger, W H (1991) Characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized older patients who develop hypocholesterolemia. J Am Geriatr Soc 39:455-61