Featured Research
Read about research on aging-related health issues, healthy aging, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias conducted at or funded by NIA. Browse NIA featured research by topic.
![A happy older couple at a park, sitting close together on the ground, and the woman has her arm around the man.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-12/couple-sitting-at-park.jpg?itok=fFeyu3ro)
![The coastline of the island of Sardinia and the surrounding sea.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-12/sardinia-coast.jpg?itok=syqJEG62)
![Abstract representation of molecules using pentagon and hexagon shapes in green, yellow, orange, and gray.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-12/abstract-molecules.jpg?itok=qyAS6Osg)
![An older couple, holding hands, walking on a sidewalk in a neighborhood.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-11/couple-walking.jpg?itok=Doqhiy9M)
![Microglia cell, shaded white in the foreground, with β-amyloid plagues in orange and other cellular structures shaded blue in the background.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-11/microglia-AB-plaque.jpg?itok=A5IQ2pyr)
![Older adult man lying bed who cannot sleep.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-11/older-man-no-sleep.jpg?itok=nMuPHdJn)
![Older women sitting at tables, playing cards at a senior center.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-11/woman-playing-cards.jpg?itok=v0xLUW2q)
![Male doctor holding a clip board talking to an older woman.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-10/doctor-patient-meeting.jpg?itok=QtLKTnnr)
![Older woman sitting at a desk holding a hardcover book.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-10/older-woman-book.jpg?itok=qr7o3w2X)
![Three older men sitting outside talking to each other.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218030425im_/https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/meta_120x120/public/2020-10/older-men-sitting.jpg?itok=I49oqlum)
Read about research on aging-related health issues, healthy aging, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias conducted at or funded by NIA. Browse NIA featured research by topic.