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At a glance
- Rose Anne Kenny is an Irish physician-scientist and bestselling author specialising in medical gerontology. She is Regius Professor of Physic at Trinity College Dublin, the first woman in that role.
- She directs the Falls and Syncope Unit at St James’s Hospital in Dublin and the Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing.
- She is the founding principal investigator of TILDA (The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing), a large study following thousands of Irish people aged 50 and over for many years.
- TILDA produced insights on falls and blood-pressure drops on standing, loneliness, vitamin D and the effect of how people think about ageing: a positive view of ageing was linked to better health.
- In her book Age Proof (2022) she translates this research into daily life, from sleep and diet to friendship, laughter and purpose.
- For longevity, her work shows that biological and social factors together shape how we age.
- Takeaway: invest in social contact and a positive view of ageing; it counts alongside exercise and diet.
Recent
- Study Does immediate orthostatic hypotension in adults have clinical implications for syncope and falls? An analysis of the Irish longitudinal study of ageing
- Study The "Domino Effect": Functional Decline and Increased Social Care Requirements Following a Fall
- Study Orthostatic hypotension without co-existent supine hypertension is associated with impaired cerebral oxygenation: findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)