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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]
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
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 National Institute on Aging (NIA) recommends that older Americans focus on four types of exercises— endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Here’s what they suggest for each:
The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) is a Canadian think tank, founded in 2016, that is focused on issues related to ageing, such as health, housing, retirement, and social wellness. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The NIA is based at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario .
SAGE and SAGE sub-studies are supported by the World Health Organization and the Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the National Institute on Aging , US National Institutes of Health, through Interagency Agreements (OGHA 04034785; YA1323-08-CN-0020; Y1-AG-1005-01) with WHO and a Research Project Grant R01 AG034479. NIA BSR has ...
The HNRCA is one of the largest research centers in the world studying nutrition and physical activity in healthy and active aging and the prevention of age-related disease. [5] It has made significant contributions to U.S. and international nutritional and physical activity recommendations, public policy, and clinical healthcare. [6]
Rosemary Yancik first organized a symposium on geriatric oncology sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Aging. [12] A 1988 ASCO Presidential Address published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Dr. B.J. Kennedy encouraged the study of aging and cancer.