Idiopathic Fatigue of Aging Conference
September 3-5, 2008, Bethesda, MD
Supported by: The National Institute on Aging, the John A. Hartford Foundation, and the American Geriatrics Society.
About the Conference
Fatigue is a common and disabling symptom in older adults that has been difficult to operationalize and assess. While some cases of fatigue can be attributed to specific diagnoses, idiopathic fatigue of aging may have multiple potential contributing mechanisms. Presenters focused on evidence from animal and human models to explore the relationships between energy production and utilization and fatigue. Other speakers discussed how inflammatory factors, muscle physiology, and specific diseases contribute to fatigue (see Conference Agenda).
The conference objectives were to: (1) bring together experts from aging, epidemiology, energy and metabolism and other fields to promote a better understanding of potential underlying mechanisms and implications for intervention; (2) present initial concepts and recommendations from the NIA Exploratory Workshop on Unexplained Fatigue in the Elderly; (3) identify important gaps in knowledge and priorities for further research; and (4) propose opportunities for collaborative studies, especially translational research between clinical and bench scientists and across disciplines.
Conference Report
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| Neil Alexander, MD Francisco Andrade, PhD Zeeshan Butt, PhD (abbreviated) Francesco Celi, MD Kong Chen, PhD, MSCI Charles Cleeland, PhD Robert Dantzer, DVM |
Basil A. Eldadah, MD, PhD (abbreviated) * Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD (1 and 2) * Mariana Gerschenson, PhD Bret Goodpaster, PhD Evan Hadley, MD Jane Kent-Braun, PhD Donna Mancini, MD |
Romain Meeusen, PhD (abbreviated) Susan Nayfield, MD * George E. Taffet, MD Doug Wallace, PhD Phyllis Zee, MD, PhD |
*Denotes NIH representative
