Featured Research
Read about research on aging-related health issues, healthy aging, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias conducted at or funded by NIA.
![model of two halves of the brain](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-12/Brain-model_meta.jpg?itok=neHJX8JW)
![Researcher gathers data on participant in Latinos study at Rush](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-12/Rush-Latino-CORE-study_1.jpg?itok=PZzxXK46)
![intestinal bacteria](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-12/intestine-concept-meta.jpg?itok=YYbt_JJm)
![hands holding a pair of glasses](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-11/hands-holding-glasses-meta.jpg?itok=Q3W8PzmX)
![African American man and woman walking](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-11/walking-couple-meta-image.jpg?itok=7OGSEdA9)
![PET scan image of brain with color scale indicating disease progression.](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-11/sepulcre-brain-scans-cropped-400x400_1.jpg?itok=zXO9abn1)
![Male patient with sedation mask](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-10/Sedation-meta.jpg?itok=atXvXsBK)
![tau accumulation in brain cells](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-10/senescent-cellsRH-10-18-meta.jpg?itok=-K6Svq48)
![man at computer rubbing his eyes](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-10/tired-businessman-meta.jpg?itok=0ZH_HQV6)
![A doctor takes notes while talking with a patient.](/congress115th/20190108224627im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2018-09/doctor-patient-hands-meta.jpg?itok=o1uZhlET)
Read about research on aging-related health issues, healthy aging, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias conducted at or funded by NIA.