Primary Recipient

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$365,476.00

Award Date

5/05/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Aging is a prominent and independent risk factor for a wide spectrum of diseases including organ failure, cancer, dementia, hypertension, diabetes and arthritis. During the past 50 years, the number of Americans age 65 years or older has nearly tripled fr