United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

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Research Agenda

 

Sepulveda GRECC

WLA GRECC

Basic Biomedical

·       Molecular biology of aging bone and brain

·       Alzheimer's Disease

·       Endocrinology of aging

·       Cellular & molecular basis of osteoarthritis & osteoporosis

·       Cellular & molecular basis of immunosenence

Applied Clinical

·       Falls & mobility problems

·       Long term care

·       Sleep disorders

·       Exercise

·       Pathogenesis & management of osteoporosis

·       Geriatric rehabilitation

·       Immunology/infectious diseases

·       Falls prevention in LTC

Health Services

·       Cost effective delivery of health care services

·       Geriatric assessment

·       Clinical predictors

·       Prevention

·       Health beliefs & behaviors

·       Minority elderly health care utilization

·       Evaluation of clinical programs

·       Knowledge about herbal pharmacology

Rehabilitation

 

·       Falls