Stories of Discovery and Innovation

50 Years of BLSA Recognized: Extended Symposium Looks at Findings, Future of Longitudinal Research

For 5 decades, the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging has studied older adults to answer the question: “What is healthy aging?” Researchers gathered at the Nathan W. Shock Symposium to honor the study’s past and look to its future.

Discovering the Secrets of Long, Healthy Lives

An NIA study is recruiting healthy siblings in their 80s and older and their children to find out what genetic, lifestyle, and other factors enable them to live so long and so well. The results could benefit future generations.

A Conversation with . . . Robin Barr

Research Highlights

NIA Research Summaries and Press Releases

• Fall-Prevention Training for Clinicians Can Reduce Serious Injuries (Summary)
• Study Examines Americans’ Experience of Pain (Summary)

• Interviews Can Help Judge AD Patients’ Capacity for Informed Consent (Summary)

• Immunization Reduced Aβ Brain Deposits in Older Dogs But Did Not Improve Cognition (Summary)
• Research on Medicare Part D Examines Adherence, Awareness of Coverage (Summary)
• Study Links Larger Waist Circumference to Higher Mortality Risk (Summary)
• Hypertension Reduces Blood Flow to Brain, May Pose Risk of Dementia (Summary)

• Study to Examine Early, Inherited Form of Alzheimer’s (News Release)
• Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Fails to Show Benefit in Preventing Dementia in the Elderly (News Release)

• NIA and McKnight Brain Research Foundation Join Forces (News Release)
• New NIH Research Initiative to Test Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms (News Release)
• Resveratrol Found to Improve Health But Not Longevity in Aging Mice on Standard Diet (News Release)
• Scientists Isolate a Toxic Key to Alzheimer’s Disease in Human Brains (News Release)

NIA News Briefs

• Senators Tour New Baltimore Research Facility
• International AD Meeting Highlights Research Advances
• Clinical Research Study Investigator's Toolbox Available Online

NIA Notes

• Dr. Marie Bernard Named Deputy Director
• Other NIA Staff News
• NIA Staff Receive NIH Director’s Awards
• Other Staff Awards

Off the Shelf

• Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging
• Healthy Aging: Lessons from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging
• Older Adults and Alcohol: You Can Get Help
• Alzheimer’s Disease: Unraveling the Mystery
• 2007 Progress Report on Alzheimer’s Disease: Discovery and Hope
• Forgetfulness: Knowing When to Ask for Help
• Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet
• Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Fact Sheet
• Alzheimer’s Disease Medications Fact Sheet
• Legal and Financial Planning for People with Alzheimer’s Disease
• Talking With Your Older Patient: A Clinician’s Handbook
• Hospitalization Happens: A Guide to Hospital Visits for Individuals with Memory Loss

Coming Up

• National Advisory Council on Aging Meeting, May 20, 2009
• Summer Institute on Aging Research, July 11-17, 2009
  
  

Visit NIA’s booth at the following national meetings:

• National Council on Aging/American Society on Aging, March 15-19, 2009, Las Vegas
• Red Hat Society, March 25–29, 2009, Dallas
• American Geriatrics Society, April 29–May 3, 2009, Chicago
• Assisted Living Federation of America, May 5–7, Philadelphia
• American College of Sports Medicine, May 27–30, Seattle

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