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The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), located in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIA itself is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. [1]
Robert Neil Butler (January 21, 1927 – July 4, 2010) was an American physician, gerontologist, psychiatrist, and author, who was the first director of the National Institute on Aging. Butler is known for his work on the social needs and the rights of the elderly and for his research on healthy aging and the dementias.
The Gateway to Global Aging Data, a resource that facilitates the use and harmonization of the different datasets of HRS and sister studies in other countries has been developed with support of the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (RC2 AG036619-01 and R01 AG030153)
Exercising regularly is one of the best ways to prevent age-related changes to the joints, per the National Institutes of Health. Blachman suggests low-impact workouts like walking, cycling and ...
According to the National Institute on Aging, how you prepare for sleep matters. ... As we age, a good night’s sleep becomes even more crucial for our overall health and well-being. However ...
National Institute on Aging: NIA NIA undertakes research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the aging process, prevention of age-related diseases and disabilities, promotion of better quality of life for all older Americans. 1974 $1,518.4 nia.nih.gov: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: NIAMS
Emerald Nguyen, Ph.D., a National Institute on Aging official, notes that older adults are particularly vulnerable during and after disasters. Health risks are a major concern. Health risks are a ...
ELSA is funded jointly by the National Institute on Aging in the US and a consortium of UK government departments: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Work and Pensions; and Department for Transport coordinated by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).