10 Things to Know About Older Americans’ Mental Health During the Pandemic
In a new issue of PRB’s Today’s Research on Aging, Mark Mather and Paola Scommegna look at impact of the pandemic on the mental health...
Read MoreNo Matter Where They Lived, Older Americans With Dementia Were More Likely to Die From COVID-19 (PRB)
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, older Americans with dementia faced a dramatically higher risk of infection and death than older Americans without...
Read MoreAging, Race, and Health Disparities: Recommendations from the Research Centers Collaborative Network
Racial disparities in adverse health outcomes with aging have been well described. Yet, much of the research focuses on racial comparisons, with relatively less attention...
Read MoreCelebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on Aging: NIA Research Centers Collaborative Network
Solutions to the problems facing older adults play out across complex biologic, psychologic, and societal domains ranging from cells to organs, to persons, to communities...
Read MoreUniversity of Washington plays key role in $150M CLARiTI study for Alzheimer’s and related dementias research
The University of Washington (UW) has received a portion of a new $150 million grant to collaborate on a study called Clarity in Alzheimer’s Disease...
Read MoreSafer but Alone: How COVID-19 Protections Affected Older Adults’ Mental Health (PRB)
New research shows the pandemic deepened feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression for many older adults and their caregivers. Social connection is the “medicine hiding...
Read MoreNIA at 50: Celebrating aging research advances and career opportunities
Since 1974, NIA research has resulted in significant contributions to the health and well-being of older adults and laid the foundation for continued knowledge gains....
Read MoreResearch Continuity and Retention Supplements: Supporting early-career investigators during critical life events
NIA blog from Office of Strategic Extramural Programs Training Officer Maria Carranza...
Read MoreTraining the next generation of geroscience researchers
NIA blog from Division of Aging Biology Director Ronald Kohanski....
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