The sponsors provide support for research grant applications on fatigue and fatigability in aging.This FOA is intended to promote research studies employing transdisciplinary approaches that could lead to increased understanding of mechanisms contributing to, assessment of, or potential interventions for, increased fatigue or fatigability in older persons.Both animal models and humans are appropriate for study under this FOA.
Ideally, studies should address fatigability, not just fatigue.Research from a variety of fields has the potential to generate important insights into mechanisms of, contributors to, and potential interventions for, fatigue and fatigability.These fields include, but are not limited to, biometrics, cardiology, cell and molecular biology, endocrinology, epidemiology, exercise physiology, neurology, neuropsychology, nursing science, nutritional science, oncology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, psychiatry, psychoneuroimmunology, and psychology.
