On the Monday, I really enjoyed chairing the session "Falls – Mechanism, Prediction and Intervention" with a really interesting range of presentations from Rudri Purohit, Yoshiro Okubo, Jennifer Davis, @antoinelangeard.bsky.social, Maaike van Gameren, Stephen Robinovitch & lnbal Paran

Antoine Langeard on environmental fall risk hazards - nice work with photo diaries highlighting mostly uneven flooring, poor maintenance and obstacles which did not seem to differ between old and young, but fallers & those with fear of falls seemed to perceive fewer and different hazards #ISPGR2015

Painting observation changes balance in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.20.25327995v1

📢 Recruitment –
Join us in advancing fall prevention research in older adults!

We’re hiring:
1️⃣ Postdoc / Research Engineer: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/297944
2️⃣ Research Assistant: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/297938

🗓️ Start: March 2025
📍 COMETE Lab, Normandy, France
Details: comete.unicaen.fr

📢Call for submissions for the joint conference of our
✔️European Cooperation in Science & Technology Action (EU COST) Action "PhysAgeNet" &
✔️ The European Group for Research on Aging and Physical Activity (EGRAPA)
📍Trabzon, 🇹🇷
📅May 7th-9th 2025
Details & Submission 👇
physagenet.eu/call-for-sym...

Our paper on Biomarker Signatures for Slow Gait Speed in Older Adults, is available : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Elevated levels of circulating IL-6, CRP, HbA1c, and IL-8 predicted low gait speed.

#Aging #BloodBiomarkers #GeronSky #falls #gait

Our study on blood biomarkers and gait speed in older adults has been accepted in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity!

We used machine learning to identify key biomarkers (like IL-6 and CRP) that predict slow gait speed. Full details coming soon.

#Aging #BloodBiomarkers #GeronSky #falls #gait

Proud to share that my first major research grant has been awarded by the Normandy Region! This significant funding will support our work at the COMETE lab (University of Caen - Inserm) allowing me to lead independent research and expand our understanding of fall risks. Exciting collaborations ahead

Our new study is out in Experimental Gerontology: Preserved #muscle function when #aging is associated with higher #IGF1 levels related to better #cognition. Stronger muscles for a healthier brain💪🧠
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There is still time to apply to this #postdoc offer on multimodal integration (TEP-IRM-EEG) and computational modelling of #aging effects on time processing !
#AcademicSky #PsyschSciSky #neuroskyence

Our latest paper is out : non-linear measures of postural activity show distinctive patterns in #fallers compared to non-fallers (independent of the effects of #aging) and specific relationship with cognition
t.co/wtAsvt4NRx