Older people can be especially vulnerable during extreme weather and natural disasters. Read and share this infographic for 6 tips on how to be prepared for emergencies. Visit the NIH website to learn more about disaster preparedness and older people. Last Updated on April 29, 2020
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Women may experience a variety of signs or symptoms of menopause. Here are the most common changes women might notice at this stage in life: Change in your period. This might be what you notice first. Your periods may no longer be regular. They may be shorter or last longer. You might bleed more or
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Time flies: Register today for the third Geroscience Summit! Felipe Sierra, Director, Division of Aging Biology (DAB) In aging, as well as in the study of aging, it’s true that time flies. It’s exciting to witness the new field of geroscience emerging in the 6 short years since our first summit. Believe it or not, NIA’s third Geroscience
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This alert links to all of the Funding Opportunity Announcements and notices published by the National Institute on Aging at NIH in the previous month, giving researchers and trainees a heads up about what’s new. Read about the latest NIA Funding Opportunities (published in August 2019) by clicking on the links below: PAR-19-338: Limited Competition:
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Photos from the 25th Annual Reflections Festival held Wednesday, September 18, at The Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute partners with the Arts for Brain Coalition to promote health and wellness to older adults through creative art expressions. A full day of activities included a lecture: “Mythologies of African Art”, exhibit viewings, and break out
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Supporting the best science means supporting diverse talent Richard Hodes, Director, and Marie A. Bernard, Deputy Director, Office Of The Director (OD) When NIH Director Francis Collins announced on June 12 that he would no longer participate in conference panels that fail to reflect gender and other diversity, he drew considerable attention from the scientific community and
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A note from Nancy Berlinger, Research Scholar from the Hastings Center: “This article is part of The Hastings Center’s public-facing initiative Bioethics for Aging Societies: Informing Policy and Practice, building on the 2018 Hastings Center Report special report What Makes a Good Life in Late Life? This work is made possible by a major grant
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This alert links to all of the Funding Opportunity Announcements and notices published by the National Institute on Aging at NIH in the previous month, giving researchers and trainees a heads up about what’s new. Read about the latest NIA Funding Opportunities (published in July 2019) by clicking on the links below: PAR-19-314: NIA Program Project
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A very interesting article (written and shared by Nancy Berlinger, of the Hastings Center) about innovative Dementia-Friendly initiatives being implemented in the United Kingdom as well as cities throughout the United States. An excerpt from the article: “While I was in Liverpool this summer for the annual conference of the British Society of Gerontology, I
Keep track of your exercise progress. Writing down what yo do can help you stay motivated and get you to do different types of exercises during the week. For endurance, you should build up to at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity on most or all days of the week. Try different activities on different
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