Looking for the latest updates on COVID-19? Visit www.coronavirus.gov to learn how to prepare and protect yourself and what to do if you get sick. Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Combination of healthy lifestyle traits may substantially reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk — […]
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Join Forefront and 1000 of your peers from across Illinois next Wednesday, June 24, for our inaugural virtual summit: Solidarity & Resilience. Our lineup of nationally-recognized leaders will share their insights and experiences for how we may continue advancing racial equity, building solidarity, and actualizing sustained change! As a reminder, the summit is FREE for all operating nonprofits. Speakers include:
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Looking for the latest updates on COVID-19? Visit www.coronavirus.gov to learn how to prepare and protect yourself and what to do if you get sick. Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Neural excitation linked to shorter lifespan— Longer lifespan is linked to reduced
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Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH. Predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression— NIH Research Matters reports that PET scans of tau tangles in the brain, but not amyloid plaques, predicted future loss of brain tissue in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Intensive blood-pressure control
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Investigators examined long-term data from four different countries and found that treating high blood pressure with medication not only improves older adults’ cardiovascular health, but also can reduce their risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The global team of scientists, coordinated by the NIA Intramural Research Program, cross-referenced data from six large, longitudinal studies that
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Expanding entrepreneurship for everyone Todd Haim, Chief, NIA Office of Small Business Research NIA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs are designed to help new companies commercialize products and technology to extend the healthy, active years of life. We provide small businesses with significant seed funding to address
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Are you a post-doc looking to establish your career in aging research? Or a junior faculty member looking to expand your career options? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, then the time is now to apply for the 2020 NIA Butler-Williams Scholars Program! The Butler-Williams (B-W) Scholars program gives early career investigators
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Arlene Jackson, Intramural Recruitment Specialist, NIA Intramural Research Program It may be winter, but our thoughts are already turning to summer. Not because of the weather, but because that’s when we welcome highly motivated students to NIH to immerse themselves in a unique experience: NIA’s Summer Training in Aging Research (STAR) Program. Learn more from past
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