Aging Research

Longer life expectancies and a growing elderly population pose healthcare and quality of life challenges, including limited mobility, impaired cognition, and reduced autonomy. To meet the challenges of aging, SRI's research on aging studies on blood pressure and cognition in the elderly, sleep apnea in elderly twins, and more.

SRI also develops new technologies to support independent aging, so that the elderly can grow older without having to leave the home.

Current studies in the Genetic Epidemiology and Aging Research Program at SRI's Center for Health Sciences examine the effects of tobacco use across the lifetime, and the genetic and environmental causes of performance declines associated with normal aging.

Researchers use data from two longitudinal aging studies: the Western Collaborative Group Study and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. Volunteers from SRI's Twin Research Registry™ are also recruited for studies on aging.

Projects

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Treatment of Nicotine Dependence in a Healthcare Setting

SRI is analyzing the genetics of smoking and related characteristics, using data from a large-scale National Cancer Institute study on smoking cessation.

Topics: Addiction Research Aging Research Basic Cancer Research Disease Focus Areas Human Sleep Neurodegenerative Diseases Neuroscience Twins Research
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Twin Research Registry at SRI International

SRI established the Twin Research Registry as part of its scientific research and efforts to discover more about human behavior. Fraternal and identical twins and multiples of all ages are invited to join the Registry for consideration for research studies.

Topics: Addiction Research Aging Research Behavioral Health Disease Focus Areas Human Sleep Metabolic Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Neuroscience Sleep Disorders Twins Research

Press Releases

Gary Swang, director of SRI International's Center for Health Sciences
Gary Swan Elected President of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Gary E. Swan, Ph.D., director of SRI International's Center for Health Sciences, has been elected by the membership of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) as its president-elect and will serve as president in 2012.

Topics: Addiction Research Aging Research Disease Focus Areas Human Sleep Neurodegenerative Diseases Neuroscience Sleep Disorders Statistical Analysis
Joseph Rogers
Joseph Rogers Joins SRI International as Executive Director of New Health Sciences Section in Biosciences Division

In his career, Rogers has focused on age-related neurologic diseases. He is best known for showing that inflammatory responses occur in almost all major age-related brain disorders and cause substantial damage, with his seminal paper in the area receiving nearly 1,200 citations to date.

Topics: Addiction Research Aging Research Behavioral Health Biomarkers Human Sleep Metabolic Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Neuroscience
Adolf Pfefferbaum
Research Society on Alcoholism Selects SRI's Adolf Pfefferbaum for Its 2011 Distinguished Researcher Award

The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) awarded its 2011 Distinguished Researcher Award to Adolf Pfefferbaum, M.D., director of the Neuroscience Program in the Center for Health Sciences at SRI International and a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Topics: Addiction Research Aging Research Neuroscience

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