Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Gene expression signatures of Alzheimer’s disease — Researchers built a resource of gene expression patterns from the brain cells of people who had Alzheimer’s disease. The resource may enable new advances in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease […]
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Eliezer Masliah, Director, Division of Neuroscience (DN) The stars of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research will be out next week at the 2019 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), July 14-18 (with pre-conference events starting July 11) in Los Angeles. It’s always exciting to join my colleagues in the global community of scientists, clinicians, advocacy organizations
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On Friday, June 21st, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, and members of the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Advocacy, kicked off the #LGCares listening event to speak with caregivers impacted by Alzheimer’s Disease. Their first stop on the tour was to meet with members of Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center’s Without Warning, a support group for those living with
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Many older adults want to grow old at home. As a caregiver, you can help by arranging supports for the person, and for yourself! Personal Care. Is bathing, washing hair, or dressing getting harder to do? As a caregiver, you can help. Or you could hire a trained aide for a short time each day.
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Peter Rapp, Senior Investigator, Chief, Neurocognitive Aging Section, Intramural Research Program (IRP) and Molly Wagster, Chief, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience Branch, Division of Neuroscience (DN) How do some older adults retain relatively normal or youthful thinking and memory abilities despite the presence of neurodegeneration or Alzheimer’s-related pathology in the brain? This phenomenon, known as cognitive
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Regular physical activity is a great way to gain health benefits and maintain your independence as you get older. Choose activities that are fun, motivate you, and keep your interest so that it’s easier to make exercise and physical activity part of your routine. If you like music, you can take dancing lessons or listen
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