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Immunization reduced Aβ brain deposits in older dogs but did not improve cognition
March 17, 2009As they age, dogs, like people, can accumulate beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques, sticky protein deposits in the brain that are a signature sign of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In a recent NIA-funded study, immunization prevented these...
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Study examines Americans’ experience of pain
March 17, 2009Researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey and Stony Brook University in New York used a novel method to assess the percentage of people experiencing pain and its severity at randomly selected times in a representative sample of U.S...
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Hypertension reduces blood flow to brain, may pose risk of dementia
March 17, 2009Research has shown that hypertension (high blood pressure), a common condition in older adults, affects cardiovascular function and, by extension, increases the risk of cerebrovascular disease. While previous studies have identified...
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Research on Medicare Part D examines adherence, awareness of coverage
March 17, 2009The implementation of Medicare Part D—the prescription drug benefit—provided Americans aged 65 and over the opportunity to enroll for Medicare coverage of prescription drugs. Following the first year of the program, two teams...
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A Conversation With... Robin Barr
March 1, 2009In September 2007, Dr. Robin Barr was named director of NIA’s Division of Extramural Activities (DEA). A native of Scotland, Dr. Barr received his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in psychology from Oxford University and...
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50 years of BLSA recognized: Extended symposium looks at findings, future of longitudinal research
March 1, 2009In recognition of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging’s (BLSA’s) 50th anniversary, the NIA’s 6th Annual Nathan W. Shock Symposium was extended to highlight findings from the past 5 decades and to look to the...
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Discovering the secrets of long, healthy lives
March 1, 2009Like many retirees, Jim likes to keep busy. He tends his garden, putters around the house, and volunteers at the local hospital. A widower, he enjoys visits with his three daughters and four grandchildren. He became a great-grandfather...
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Study shows association of glucose metabolism with family history of Alzheimer's
March 11, 2008Cognitively normal people with a maternal family history of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) show reductions in their cerebral glucose metabolism in the same brain areas as those seen in people who have been diagnosed with AD, according to...
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Mild cognitive impairment can impact medical decision-making
March 11, 2008Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may, in addition to their cognitive impairment, have functional limitations that diminish their ability to make decisions about medical treatment. Researchers at the National Institute on Aging...
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Survey looks at gene expression in the human brain
March 11, 2008A team led by researchers from the National Institute on Aging’s (NIA's) Laboratory of Neurogenetics conducted a genome-wide association study using genotype and transcriptome* expression arrays to study gene expression in the...
