Findings from a new study reveal a link between low handgrip strength and higher likelihood of cognitive impairment in adults 50 years of age or older. Researchers reviewed data over an 8-year period from almost 14,000 people age 50 or older. They found that: Each 5-kilogram decrease in handgrip strength was linked to 10% greater […]
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Interested in volunteering for research on Alzheimer’s, related dementias, and cognitive health? Search for clinical trials and studies near you with NIA’s Clinical Trials Finder. New and Featured Studies Click on the trial name for details, including contact information. Caregiving Alzheimer’s Disease, Caregiving, and Social Networks (Bethesda, MD, and Memphis, TN) Care Partners Program for Alzheimer’s Disease (Miami, FL,
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Ken Santora, Director, Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) The coronavirus pandemic has changed “business as usual” for scientists overnight. But it has not changed our mission, and with older adults among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, NIA is working to roll out new funding opportunities for research on the virus as rapidly as possible. With
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Every disease treatment prescribed today is the result of clinical research. These discoveries are not possible without volunteers. You can help move research forward by joining a trial or study. Check out this infographic to see if participating in clinical research is right for you: Visit the NIA to learn more about participating in clinical
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Interested in volunteering for research on Alzheimer’s, related dementias, and cognitive health? Search for clinical trials and studies near you with NIA’s Clinical Trials Finder. New and featured studies Click on the trial name for details, including contact information. Cognitive Stimulation/Training Brain Enhancement Training Toward Elders’ Resilience to Aging (Iowa City, IA, and Dallas, TX)
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Back by popular demand: Funding supplements on bioethical issues in aging research Isis Mikhail, Health Scientist Administrator, Scientific Review Branch (SRB), and Kristina McLinden, Program Officer, Division of Neuroscience (DN) Genetics, data privacy, personalized medicine, end-of-life decision making, health disparities and palliative care. What do these have in common? When you combine those topics with the
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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 news. Read about the latest NIH Funding Opportunities (Published in January 2020) by clicking on the links below: RFA-AG-21-011: Central and
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Cleared concepts: Early notification for future funding possibilities Marie A. Bernard, Deputy Director, Office of the Director (OD) NIA is happy to unveil our latest collection of cleared concepts for funding opportunity announcements. As presented at our recent National Advisory Council on Aging meeting, this first-of-2020 batch is a substantive set of ideas aimed at
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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 Opportunity and Notice (published in November 2019) by clicking on the links below: Funding Opportunity
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Interested in volunteering for research on Alzheimer’s, related dementias, and cognitive health? Search for clinical trials and studies near you with NIA’s Clinical Trials Finder. New and featured studies Click on the trial name for details, including contact information. Brain Stimulation Deep Brain Stimulation in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease (Advance II Study) (multiple sites) Network Modulation
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