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  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
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  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...
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  Moderate Exercise Program Benefits Health of Older Women Caregivers
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  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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