Join NIA December 7 for our Director’s Regional Meeting Patricia Jones, Director, Office of Special PopulationsNIA Director’s Regional Meetings provide an opportunity for our leadership to visit with researchers in parts of the country that may not historically have received significant NIA funding. The goal is to encourage investigators in all career stages to learn […]
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Exercise and physical activity are great for your mental and physical health and can help keep you independent as you age. The key to being successful and safe when beginning a physical activity routine is to build slowly from your current fitness level. A steady rate of progress is the best approach for staying motivated
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NIA expands Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence into exciting new fields of aging biology Candace Kerr, Health Scientist Administrator, Division of Aging Biology (DAB)We get so focused on the future of aging research that we sometimes forget its long history. Many of our field’s roots can be traced back to Dr. Nathan Shock, a pioneering
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Introducing a new method for tracking and monitoring NIA’s clinical studies Holly Massett, Senior Advisor on Clinical Research Recruitment and Engagement, Division of Extramural Activities (DEA)As NIA’s portfolio of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias clinical research has grown, so has the amount of documents and data to handle. To provide a more efficient and seamless
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Physical activity is a great way for older adults to gain substantial health benefits and maintain independence with age. Try these tips to help you stay motivated to exercise. Find simple ways to make exercise interesting and enjoyable, such as a bike ride. Schedule exercise at convenient times during your day so you are more
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Announcing NIA’s new crop of research concepts! Marie A. Bernard, Deputy Director, NIAAs summer 2020 winds down during these unprecedented, turbulent times, NIA remains focused on continuing full steam ahead. Last week at our National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA) meeting, our new crop of cleared research concepts for potential future funding opportunity announcements (FOAs)
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Expanding the Alzheimer’s disease research workforce Pragati Katiyar, Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (OPAE) Recent funding increases for research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias have enabled NIA to expand our scientific reach. As we do that, we’ve also sought to increase our outreach and support to researchers who are
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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 2020) by clicking on the links below: RFA-AG-21-028: Limited Competition
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Check out the latest in aging advances, research, and events happening at NIA: Blood tests show promise for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis — Two new studies, funded in part by NIA, examined measurements of a substance in the blood called ptau217. Researchers found that diagnostic blood tests of this tau protein could serve as a promising early
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As part of the annual Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias events hosted by NIH, NIA was set to host the 2020 Dementia Care, Caregiving, and Services summit this past March. While the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing guidance kept us from hosting that meeting as planned, we have been hard at work thinking about how
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