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New study links head injury, severity of injury, with Alzheimer's disease
October 23, 2000A new analysis of head injuries among World War II veterans links serious head injury in early adulthood with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in later life. The study, by researchers at Duke University and the National Institute on Aging (NIA), also...
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Nasal Alzheimer's vaccine successfully tested in mice
October 15, 2000Nasal administration of synthetic beta amyloid peptide reduces potentially damaging Alzheimer's disease-like plaques in the brains of test mice and may one day be tested in clinical trials for its ability to vaccinate against plaque formation in...
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Can menopause change your sex life?
September 15, 2000Two million American women experiencing menopause this year want to know—how does "menopause" affect sex? According to scientists at the New England Research Institute (NERI) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School,...
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Well-being improves for most older people, but not for all, new federal report says
August 10, 2000Older Americans are living longer and living better than ever before. But many of those age 65 and older face disability, chronic health conditions, or economic stress, according to a new federal indicators report that describes the status of the...
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Adverse drug events in nursing homes: Common and preventable
August 9, 2000Medication-related injuries in nursing homes are common and often preventable according to authors of the largest study to date evaluating adverse drug events due to medication errors in U.S. nursing homes. More than half of the 546 medication-...
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Sociology trailblazer Matilda Riley bids adieu to NIH to continue her career in Maine
June 27, 2000Sociologist Matilda White Riley, D.Sc., NIH Scientist Emeritus and founder of the National Institute on Aging's Behavioral and Social Research Program, is returning to her home in Maine. Dr. Riley, 89, will become Research Professor in Sociology...
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Life expectancy in G-7 industrialized nations may exceed past predictions, study suggests
June 14, 2000The life expectancy of people in the "G-7" (Group of 7) industrialized nations -- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States -- may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study. A new...
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Proteins involved in accelerated aging and DNA repair discovered
May 31, 2000Researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) have found that the protein (WRNp) defective in the premature aging disorder, Werner's Syndrome (WS), forms a stable molecular complex with two proteins known to be involved in DNA repair,...
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NIA makes novel clone set immediately available
May 24, 2000Researchers at the National Institute on Aging have distributed a recently established mouse cDNA microarray/clone set containing more than 15,000 unique genes to 10 designated academic centers worldwide. These centers have each agreed to...
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Secretary Shalala announces four new members to join the National Advisory Council on Aging
February 10, 2000DHHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala has appointed of four new members to the National Institute on Aging's (NIA) National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA), which advises the secretary on the conduct and support of biomedical, social and behavioral...
