At last the warm weather has arrived, and you know what that means??  It’s time to get outdoors, get your hands dirty and start planning and prepping your edible garden!  Whether you have a designated garden area or just notice a few bare spots in your flowerbeds, in my mind, that means there is the […]
Important Science is Happening Right Here
Last week I attended the 38th Annual OSU Gerontology Conference at the CH2MHill Alumni Center. It was a pleasure to meet and interact with others who are making important contributions to the health and well-being of older adults. Now that AARP cards are regularly arriving in my home mailbox, I was particularly delighted to hear […]
Research Study Patient Screening Process
A clinical study follows a strict set of directions, called a protocol. The protocol includes a list of inclusion criteria volunteers must meet in order to qualify for the study; there is also a corresponding list of exclusion criteria that can exclude a volunteer from the study. The inclusion/exclusion criteria serve to find volunteers appropriate […]
Monitoring of social media needed to protect children
There’s no escaping the pervasiveness of social media. From Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, to all the gaming sites, virtual worlds and blogs, the digital world impacts our children – and they in turn leave their own digital footprints on it.
Expedition 3 Alzheimer’s Research Study Underway
The Expedition 3 Alzheimer’s disease study, evaluating a potential new treatment for patients with mild Alzheimer’s, is underway! I first wrote about this exciting clinical trial in early November 2013. As clinical trials go, this study was fairly complex to set up, but the team was assembled by late December and now all systems are […]
