@MrDisability

Yale geriatrician and epidemiologist focusing on improving functional outcomes in older persons

medicine.yale.edu/intmed/geriatrics/people/thomas_gill.profile
Joined May 2013
  • Tweets3.2K
  • Following61
  • Followers2.5K
440Media
Very excited to be part of this outstanding group medicine.yale.edu/news-artic… @YaleMed @YaleIMed @PepperOAIC @rccnaging

Yale-Led Team Awarded $9.5M NIH Grant to Coordinate Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collab...

A Yale-led team, in partnership with Indiana University, awarded a five-year, $9.5 million NIH grant to establish and lead the AI-Powered Coordinating Center

medicine.yale.edu
3
10
636
ATTN YALE: The Yale Pepper Older Americans Independence Center is soliciting letters of intent for those with interest and expertise relevant to aging research. Learn more about the award eligibility and requirements. medicine.yale.edu/internal-m…

Yale Pepper Center Seeks Letters of Intent For Aging Research 2026 - 2027

The Yale Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) is soliciting letters of intent from full-time Yale faculty members with interests and expertise

medicine.yale.edu
1
3
651
Upcoming Clin-STAR Webinar! Join us in October as Dr. Balentine outlines a practical guide to using AI to streamline your research productivity. Register here: bit.ly/4qhWxxt
1
2
121
A new study suggests that changes in mental, physical, or sensory capacity may be linked to a person’s future ability to perform these routine tasks. Intrinsic capacity became more closely tied to disability as participants neared the end of life. Read🔗 medicine.yale.edu/internal-m…

Study Links Physical and Mental Capacity to Disability Before Death

For many older adults, aging well means remaining independent: being able to do everyday tasks like buying groceries or cooking dinner without help. A new Yale

medicine.yale.edu
4
6
655
Study Links Physical and Mental Capacity to Disability Before Death m.yale.edu/djwy @PepperOAIC @NIHAging @johnahartford @AmerGeriatrics

Study Links Physical and Mental Capacity to Disability Before Death

For many older adults, aging well means remaining independent: being able to do everyday tasks like buying groceries or cooking dinner without help. A new Yale

medicine.yale.edu
93
Another high impact report from @YaleMed PEP Study by Dr. Malkowski: bit.ly/3PNKtXe. Clinically, one can think of intrinsic capacity as a gas tank that drains as we age. By intervening to bolster reserves, we can preserve that fuel and avert disability. @YaleIMed
1
1
161
Accompanied by a commentary: bit.ly/4opzVuc @paula_span @GeriPalBlog @NIHAging @ClinSTARCC @johnahartford @AmyDMarcus @AgingInitiative @geri_doc @PepperOAIC

Intrinsic capacity and disability before death: a dynamic relationship

Intrinsic capacity, defined by WHO as the composite of an individual’s physical and mental capacities, has become a key construct in healthy ageing research. Previous studies, including meta-analyses...

thelancet.com
146
Congratulations to Dr. Brian Andonian and the many coauthors from the Clin-STAR Inflammation Research Group on receiving a 2026 GeroScience Outstanding Publication Award: First Prize in the Review Paper category! Read the acclaimed paper here: bit.ly/3PnMyJ5

Inflammation and aging-related disease: A transdisciplinary inflammaging framework

GeroScience - Inflammaging, a state of chronic, progressive low-grade inflammation during aging, is associated with several adverse clinical outcomes, including frailty, disability, and death....

link.springer.com
3
8
192
Thomas Gill retweeted
Xi Chen | 陈希@xcyaleApr 14
🏠🫀🧠What is the toll of living in a disordered neighborhood? Led by @Jiao_Jo_Yu, our new paper explores how stressful neighborhood environments damage the heart—and then the brain. @wangyi031104 @MrDisability Link to the paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @AmJPrevMed @YaleSPH
3
1
3
646
Registration is open for the upcoming Clin-STAR Webinar "Recent Changes and Updates for NIH/NIA Grant Application!" Featuring NIH/NIA professionals, this webinar will provide an overview of the funding process and recent program updates. Register here: bit.ly/4c4bnkA
1
2
154
Enjoyed my conversation with Garrison Leykam on Geezers, Gadgets and Gizmos: “How Independence Is Lost and What Actually Helps Older Adults Stay Mobile”: youtu.be/c28tJIHp1kE?si=gMOH… @YaleMed @YaleIMed

Why Seniors Lose Mobility & How to Stay Independent Longer: Dr....

What really causes older adults to lose independence — and what act...

youtube.com
2
267
“Since my work is so interdisciplinary, I had yet to find a space that felt like it met my needs and goals. Attending the Clin-STAR meeting was like finding ‘my people.’” Read more in Dr. Lisa Simon's Clin-STAR Journey Story: bit.ly/49Y2nN0 @lisathedoc @MGBResearchNews
1
4
248
Our colleague @MrDisability explains why smoking hits you harder as you age in this report: shorturl.at/t8g93

Why smoking hits harder as you age, according to Yale and UConn doctors

Dr. J. Craig Allen said “the carcinogens and toxins in tobacco smoke don't stay in your lungs; they...get into your bloodstream, lymphatic system and every organ in your body where they cause...

ctinsider.com
1
4
276
.@YaleAge member @MrDisability explains biological age and how it's being studied. #aging #geroscience bit.ly/4qzXZKy
2
6
290
Learn about the @YaleMed PEP Study, a wonderful resource for disability research in older persons pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3224…
2
3
325
Listen to Clin-STAR Inflammation Research Interest Group members, Brian Andonian, Sara LaHue, and Joe Hippensteel discuss their transdisciplinary inflammaging framework in this new episode of the GeriPal Podcast: bit.ly/49SBawJ! #Inflammaging #AgingResearch @GeriPalBlog
2
6
180
Thomas Gill retweeted
Ivy League
@IvyLeague29 Nov 2025
A COMEBACK FOR THE AGES. Down 42–14 with under three minutes left in the third quarter, @YaleFootball rattled off 29 unanswered to top No. 15 Youngstown State, 43–42.🌿🏈
10
152
17
950
116,948
The first victory by an Ivy League team in a college football playoff game. Go Bulldogs. On to Montana.
Yale Football@yalefootball29 Nov 2025
THE IVY LEAGUE HAS ARRIVED! WE'LL SEE YOU IN MONTANA! #Team152 | #ThisIsYale
1
4
210
Quick Question: Can I Prevent Physical Decline as I Age? m.yale.edu/dcjb

Quick Question: Can I Prevent Physical Decline as I Age?

During an interview on the Health & Veritas podcast, Thomas Gill describes why physical activity remains important as we age.

medicine.yale.edu
5
114
How can older adults maintain their independence as they #age? Yale Department of Internal Medicine’s Thomas Gill, MD, joined the Health and Veritas #podcast to share what he’s learned over a career of #research: medicine.yale.edu/news-artic… @YaleIMed

Quick Question: Can I Prevent Physical Decline as I Age?

During an interview on the Health & Veritas podcast, Thomas Gill describes why physical activity remains important as we age.

medicine.yale.edu
3
10
947
Load more