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Health and Wealth in an Aging America: A Briefing for Journalists |
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Vital Visionary Collaboration |
Report of the July 2003 Meeting of the NIA Longitudinal Data on Aging (LDA) Working Group in PDF (130K) |
NIA Panel on the Characterization of Participants in Studies of Exceptional Survival in Humans |
GSA Annual Scientific Meeting Highlights |
The Advisory Panel on Exceptional Longevity Report in PDF (622.2K) |
Biology of the Perimenopause: Impact on Health and Aging Workshop |
Health and Wealth in an Aging America |
Aging and Genetic Epidemiology Working Group Report |
NIA Workshop on Primate Models of the Menopause |
Exploring the Role of Cancer Centers for Integrating Aging and Cancer Research |
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Report of the Alzheimer’s Disease Centers External Advisory Meeting |
Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Sharing Plan |
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Press Releases |
National Institute on Aging, Industry Launch Partnership, 60 Million Dollar Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative |
Health, Retirement Needs Challenge an Aging America |
Synthetic Prion Causes Neurological Disease in Mice |
Vital Visionaries Program: "Serious Fun" That Improves Medical Students Attitudes Towards Older People |
Donepezil May Have Short-Term Benefit for Mild Cognitive Impairment |
Mouse Brain Stem Cells Capable of Converting Into Blood Vessel Cells |
Studies Suggest People With Early AD Can Still Learn |
Underusing Medications Because of Cost May Lead to Adverse Health Outcomes |
Estrogen-Alone Hormone Therapy Could Increase Risk of Dementia in Older Women |
“Imagination” Helps Older People Remember To Comply With Medical Advice |
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Questions and Answers |
Frequently Asked Questions about Testosterone and the IOM Report |
Media Campaign Cautions Consumers About "Anti-aging" Hormone Supplements |
Blueberries: New Thrills for Those Over the Hill |
Disability Rate Among Older Americans Declines Dramatically |
New Census Report Shows Exponential Growth in Number of Centenarians |
Life Expectancy in G-7 Industrialized Nations May Exceed Past Predictions, Study Suggests |
Sociology Trailblazer Matilda Riley Bids Adieu to NIH to Continue her Career in Maine |
NIA Launches National Study to Treat Mild Cognitive Impairment |
Study Casts Doubt That Melatonin Goes Down as Age Goes Up: Older Buyers Take Note |
Secretary Shalala Announces Four New Members to Join The National Advisory Council on Aging |
New Study Finds Substance That Helps Working Memory Work Better |
A Cold Weather Alert For Older People...Baby, Its Cold Outside |
First Emmy for a Government PSA |
Questions and Answers on Launch of NIA Memory Impairment Study |
New Test Predicts Crash Risk of Older Drivers |
Older, Disabled Women Have Trouble Managing Pain |
Study Suggests ERT Stimulates Blood Flow to Key Memory Centers in the Brain |
Dramatic Decline in Disability Continues for Older Americans |
Public-Private Partnership Launches Osteoarthritis Initiative |
U.S. National Institute on Aging Joins Icelandic Heart Association To Map Medical Mileposts of Aging |
What Your Mother Never Told You About Menopause |
Study Suggests New Way to Reduce Disability Among the Elderly |
Stepchildren May Expand Pool of Caregivers for Baby Boomers |
Free Testosterone Predicts Memory, Cognition in Older Men |
Keep it Cool with Hot Weather Advice for Older People |
NIA Establishes New Centers to Develop Cutting Edge Basic Biological Research |
World's Older Population Growing by Unprecedented 800,000 a Month |
Program Prevents Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients |
Questions Arise As More Older Americans Outlive Driving Privilege |
Federal Panel Offers Recommendations for Research on Aging |
Aging Institute Names Suzman To Head Behavioral, Social Research |
National Institute on Aging, American Visionary Art Museum Launch Vital Visionaries Collaboration |
Use of Certain Calcium Channel Blockers by the Elderly Questioned |
Invite an Older Family Member to Start the NIA’s Exercise Program with You |
Aging Institute Funds Six New Centers to Apply Social and Behavioral Research |
On Mother’s Day, Invite Mom to Start The NIA’s Exercise Program With You |
Three New Members Named to the NACA |
Scientist Proposes New Theory of Aging |
Are Tumor and Immune Cells Governed by the Same Molecule? |
Calcium, Vitamin D Combo Reduces Bone Loss, Fracture Rate for Older People |
Exercise Can Boost Cardiac Fitness in Conditioned and Out-of-Shape Older People |
New Checklist Shows How To Make Web Sites Senior Friendly |
NIH to Host Conference on Dietary Supplement Use in the Elderly |
Two New Studies Suggest that Caloric Restriction in Monkeys May Extend Their Life and Health |
Disabled Older Women Maintain Independence, Strive to Stay Active, Connected |
Study Offers New Insights Into Overcoming Disparities in Health |
Tai Chi for Older People Reduces Falls, May Help Maintain Strength |
Información Gratuita sobre Salud para Hispanos de la Tercera Edad suministrada por el Instituto Nacional Sobre el Envejecimie... |
Scientific Task Force To Examine Usefulness of Testosterone Replacement Therapy In Older Men |
Scientists Selectively Activate “Cell Rescue” Pathway In Bone Cells |
Age And Preexisting Health Problems Affect The Prognosis And Treatment Options Of Older Breast Cancer Patients |
Well-Being Improves for Most Older People, But Not For All, New Federal Report Says |
New Findings Suggest How Caloric Restriction May Prolong Healthy Life |
Launch an Exercise Program Today, Say Aging Institute, Senator John Glenn |
Biomarkers of Aging News Advisory |
Low Dose Estrogen Improves Bone Health with Fewer Side Effects in Older Women |
NIH Launches NIHSeniorHealth.gov |
Early to Rise: Research Offers Clues to Older People's Sleep Habits |
Free Health Information for Hispanic Seniors Offered by the National Institute on Aging |
Free Health Information for Hispanic Seniors Offered by the National Institute on Aging |
Drug Decreases Blood Vessel Stiffness in Older People |
Abuse Associated With Increased Risk of Death for Older People |
Enzyme May Protect Against Brain Disorders |
Gene Mutation Extends Lifespan in “I'm Not Dead Yet” Fruitflies |
NIA Statement on IOM Testosterone Report |
Proteins Involved in Accelerated Aging and DNA Repair Discovered |
NIA Makes Novel Clone Set Immediately Available |
Drug Decreases Blood Vessel Stiffness In Older Primates |
Rates of Dementia Increase Among Older Women on Combination Hormone Therapy |
Training Improves Cognitive Abilities of Older Adults |
Aumentan las tasas de demencia entre mujeres en hormonoterapia combinada |
A Gene Involved in Regulating Longevity in Worms May Provide a Clue to Human Aging |
Anemia Elevates Risk of Physical Decline in Older People |
Sardinians Spark NIA Genetic Research Effort |
Altered Genes, Altered Metabolism - Longer Life? |
Gene Therapies Being Developed as Treatments for a Variety of Age-Related Neurological Diseases Risk Later in Life |
Premature Aging Gene Identified |
Free Biology of Aging Booklet Now Available |
Growth Hormone, Sex Steroid Combination ‘Not Ready For Prime Time' |
Lower Educational and Occupational Levels Increase Risk for Alzheimer's Disease |
Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Risk of Hip Fracture in Older Women |
Prostate Cancer's Aggressiveness May Be Predicted Early By the Ratio of Free to Total PSA |
Prostate Cancer May Be Predicted 10 Years Before Diagnosis with Repeated Measures of Free to Total PSA |
Can Tree Bark Help Coronary Heart Disease Patients? |
Controlling Enzyme Activity in Ovarian Cancer May Lead to Effective Antitumor Drugs |
Findings Show Exceptional Longevity Runs in Families |
Annual Report Shows Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Death Rates; Cancer Burden is Expected to Rise with an Aging Population |
Identification and Treatment of Isolated Systolic Hypertension May Increase Quality of Life in Older Americans |
Meal Skipping Helps Rodents Resist Diabetes, Brain Damage |
Hypothesis for Cause of Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Proposed |
AIDS Virus Reformatted to Shuttle Repair Genes to Diseased Brains |
Modest Levels of Estrogen May Protect Older Women from Fractures |
Older People Recover from Disabling Events at Higher Rate Than Previously Thought, But Recovery May Be Short-Lasting |
Estrogen Replacement May Help Slow Decline in Memory in Post-Menopausal Women |
NIA Makes Second Novel Clone Set Available |
Fasting Forestalls Huntington's Disease in Mice |
Get your “Upper” Lowered for Good Health |
Loss of Immune Function with Aging May Be Reversible or Preventable |
Will Latest Genetic Discovery Solve the Alzheimer's Disease Riddle? |
Possible Targets for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Advanced by Recent Gene Breakthroughs |
When Jack Frost Howls, Take Cover---Even Indoors Hypothermia Alert for Older People |
Can Menopause Change Your Sex Life? |
Scientists Find That Heart Muscle Cells Regenerate After a Heart Attack |
A New Tool for Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease |
Lipid Abnormalities Linked To Lou Gehrig's Disease |
Exercise - A Safe And Effective New Treatment For Knee Osteoarthritis |
Scientists Isolate Premature Ovarian Failure Gene |
Cloned Gene Could Lead to Supression of Tumors in Humans |
Similar Disease Mechanisms Found in Both Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease |
Minocycline -- Promising Treatment for Osteoporosis |
Scientists Suspect New Genetic Risk Factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease |
Low-dose Prednisone Found Ineffective Against Alzheimer's Disease; Researchers Continue to Look at NSAIDs, Other Drugs |
“Use It Or Lose It?” Study Suggests Mentally Stimulating Activities May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk |
Gene that Causes Familial British Dementia May Yield Clues to Alzheimer's Disease |
High Homocysteine Levels May Double Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, New Report Suggests |
26 National Alzheimer's Disease Centers Collaborate on Study of the Utility of Genetic Testing for Alzheimers |
Estrogen and Delayed Onset of Alzheimer's Disease |
New Drug Therapies Delay Effects of Alzheimer's Disease |
Scientists Discover New Gene Associated with Alzheimer's |
Scientists Develop Mouse Model for Alzheimer's Disease |
Low Rates of Alzheimer's Disease Found in Cherokee Indians |
Study Yields New Clues for Alzheimer's Disease |
"Untangling" Tau: New Mouse Model Shows Key Feature of Alzheimer's Disease |
Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials Expanded, Expedited |
Nasal Alzheimer's Vaccine Successfully Tested in Mice |
NIA To Study COX-2 Inhibitor, Other NSAID as New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease |
Diet Rich in Foods with Vitamin E May Reduce Alzheimer's Disease Risk |
Landmark Study Links Cognitive Ability of Youth With Alzheimer's Disease Risk Later in Life |
Breakthrough Mouse Model for Alzheimer's More Like Human Disease |
New Findings on Alzheimer's Disease Offer Clues on Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments |
New Study Links Head Injury, Severity of Injury, with Alzheimer's Disease |
Study Furthers Understanding of Critical Alzheimer's Disease Gene |
Cognitive Impairment High Among Older People, Study Suggests |
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Help Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease |
16-Year Study is Further Evidence That Estrogen Replacement May Be Protective Against Alzheimer's Disease |
Scientists Zero In on Enzyme at Work in Alzheimer's Disease |
Innovative Programs to be Tested for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers |
MRI May Prove Powerful Tool in Predicting Development of Alzheimer's Disease |
Estrogen Replacement Therapy Not Effective For Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease in Some Women |
Normal Cellular Enzyme Becomes Marker for Alzheimer's Disease |
New Studies in Mice Suggest Ways to Clear Damaging Alzheimer's Amyloid Plaques |
Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's in Long-Term Study |
“Enhanced” Counseling, Support Interventions Slash Long-term Risk of Depression among AD Caregivers |
New Prevalence Study Suggests Dramatically Rising Numbers of People with Alzheimer's Disease |
Scientists Pinpoint Gene Influencing Age-at-Onset of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's |
Effects of Alzheimer's Disease May Be Influenced by Education |
Low Free Testosterone Levels Linked to Alzheimer's Disease in Older Men |
Certain NSAIDs Fail to Slow Progression of Alzheimer's Disease |
Creativity, Aging, and Health Meeting Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, Society for the Arts in Healthcare |
Study Identifies Predictors of Alzheimer's Disease Longevity |
Adverse Drug Events in Nursing Homes: Common and Preventable |
Olympics in September Helps Spotlight Fitness for People 50 and Older: The National Institute on Aging, the Senior Olympics a... |
START A WINTER FITNESS CLUB FOR HEALTH AND FOR FUN |
Moderate Exercise Program Benefits Health of Older Women Caregivers |
BRRRRRRRRRR! |
It's Never Too Late to Start Exercising |
Heat Up Your Indoor Fitness Program During Cold Winter Months With NIA's Over-50 Fit Kit |
NIH Asks Participants in Women’s Health Initiative Estrogen-Alone Study to Stop Study Pills, Begin Follow-up Phase |
Mouse Experiments Link Folic Acid Deficiency to Parkinson's Disease |
Nunca Es Tarde Para Empezar a Hacer Ejercicio |
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Subgoal 3: Enhance Older Adults' Societal Roles and Interpersonal Support and Reduce Social Isolation |
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Subgoal 2: Maintain and Enhance Brain Function, Cognition, and Other Behaviors |
Subgoal 1: Unlock the Secrets of Aging, Health, and Longevity |
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Subgoal 3: Monitor Health, Economic Status, and Life Quality of Elders and Inform Policy |
Subgoal 2: Understand Health Differences Associated With Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Environment, Socioeconomic Status, Geograph... |
Subgoal 1: Increase Active Life Expectancy and Improve Health Status for Older Minority Individuals |
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Subgoal 1: Train and Attract a Diverse Workforce of New, Mid-career, and Senior Researchers Necessary for Research on Aging |
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