GSA Momentum Discussions

Cellular Aging and the Care of Older Patients


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Researchers have identified several molecular pathways at a cellular level, including within the mitochondria, which appear to influence both aging and age-related chronic disease. These cellular changes associated with aging are cumulatively referred to as age-associated cellular decline, or AACD. Identifying AACD risk factors and intervening with cellular nutrients earlier in the aging process, before major mobility disabilities and disease driven limitations emerge, could help improve overall healthy aging.  A set of three podcast discussions from the panel of the What’s Hot on Cellular Nutrition and Its Influence on Age-Associated Cellular Decline, explores various elements of AACD and the care of older adults. This episode explores how to apply what is currently known about AACD to the care of patients and older adults in clinical practice.

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Guest: Nathan K. LeBrasseur, PT, PhD

Professor and Co-Chair of Research, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic
Scientific Director, Office of Translation to Practice, Mayo Clinic 
Co-Director, Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, Mayo Clinic 

Host: Roger A. Fielding, PhD

Associate Director, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University
Lead Scientist and Senior Scientist Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sarcopenia Team, Tufts University
Professor of Nutrition Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Associate Director, Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center

This podcast series was developed by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).  This program has received a grant from Nestle Health Science

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