John Haaga, Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR) Years ago, when my oldest child was getting ready to leave for college, I was enjoying some family time with him and his two younger siblings, and wistfully said, “There are so many things I should have told you and so much good advice I […]
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Robin Barr, Director, Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) At NIA, we know that achieving and maintaining good health is about more than biology. The neighborhoods where we live, work, play, worship and grow older play significant roles. Studying neighborhoods and their residents is a key step to advancing real-world health equities. The catch has been that
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Partha Bhattacharyya, Program Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR), and Nina Silverberg, Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Centers Program, Division of Neuroscience (DN) Thanks to increases in appropriations for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) research, the scientific field has evolved in unprecedented ways in a very short time, and the good news is we’re
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New and Early-Career Researchers: Catalyze Your Career with the Butler-Williams Scholars Program in 2020! Jaron Lockett, Interim Director, Butler-Williams Scholars program, Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (OPAE) Are you a late post-doc looking for a career in aging research? Or a junior faculty member looking to expand your career options? If you answered “yes”
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Austin City Limits: Join NIA at GSA! Marie A. Bernard, Deputy Director, Office of the Director (OD)Austin, TX, is the scene for the 2019 annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America on November 13–17. This year’s theme is “Strength in Age: Harnessing the Power of Networks,” and it’s an excellent opportunity to network with
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An estimated 5.6 million Americans age 65 or older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and thousands more live with related disorders such as frontotemporal, vascular, Lewy body, and other dementias. Because the care of people with these diseases is complex and can involve multiple care settings, care providers, and interventions, new technologies offer the potential
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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: Midlife functional impairment raises risk of hospitalization, nursing home admission— Middle-aged adults who develop functional impairment are at higher risk for hospitalization and nursing home admission than unimpaired peers, an NIA-funded study finds. Noninvasive brain
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The 2019 “parent” Alzheimer’s disease FOAs: What’s with all the Notices? Kimberly Kramer, Health Specialist, Division of Extramural Activities In the interest of increasing speed and efficiency, NIA initiated last year a new strategy for announcing Alzheimer’s-related research topics we hope to support. Instead of issuing a separate funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for each research
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In Alzheimer’s disease, changes to the brain likely start a decade or more before memory and other cognitive problems appear. This new video developed by the National Institute on Aging shows what we’ve learned about the brain in Alzheimer’s, and where research on treating or curing the disease is headed. Learn more about what happens to
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