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  • NIA launches national study to treat mild cognitive impairment
    March 15, 1999

    The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is launching a nationwide treatment study targeting individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition characterized by a memory deficit, but not dementia. The start-up of the trial, announced at a...

  • Questions and answers on launch of NIA memory impairment study
    March 15, 1999

    1. What is Mild Cognitive Impairment? Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by memory impairment with otherwise unaffected cognitive functioning. 2. How can MCI be distinguished from normal forgetfulness? Normal memory changes...

  • Program prevents delirium in hospitalized older patients
    March 3, 1999

    Hospitals may be able to reduce the number and duration of sudden episodes of delirium in at-risk older patients by using a new clinical approach, according to results of a study appearing in the March 4, 1999 issue of the New England Journal of...

  • Aging Institute names Suzman to head behavioral, social research
    September 18, 1998

    The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has named Richard M. Suzman, Ph.D., as Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Research (BSR). The appointment became effective September 13. In announcing the selection, NIA Director Richard J. Hodes, M.D...

  • First Emmy for a government PSA
    September 18, 1998

    This year's Emmy Award for National Public Service Announcements (PSAs) goes to "Looking for the Fountain of Youth?" produced by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and Vilsack Productions. The Emmy Award, sponsored by the National...

  • Modest levels of estrogen may protect older women from fractures
    September 9, 1998

    Post-menopausal women have low levels of naturally occurring estrogen in their blood which may still be of benefit in protecting them from fractures of the hip and vertebrae, according to scientists at the University of California at San Francisco (...

  • Abuse associated with increased risk of death for older people
    August 4, 1998

    Mistreatment and neglect of older people are associated with a significant increase in their chances of dying, according to a groundbreaking study by researchers at Cornell University and colleagues at Yale University. The study, which traced the...

  • New test predicts crash risk of older drivers
    April 7, 1998

    A new vision test may ultimately help the elderly, their families, and physicians decide when it's okay for an older person to continue driving or when it may be time to hang up the car keys. Using a novel "useful field of view" test...

  • Scientists discover new gene associated with Alzheimer's
    February 27, 1998

    University of Pittsburgh researchers supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Cancer Institute report in the March 1998 issue of Nature Genetics the discovery of a new genetic association with Alzheimer's disease. The...

  • 26 National Alzheimer's Disease Centers collaborate on study of the utility of genetic testing for Alzheimer's
    February 18, 1998

    Scientists at 26 Alzheimer's Disease Centers have collaborated on a study that concludes that a test for a form of an Alzheimer's-related gene, called ApoE, when administered after an initial clinical evaluation, reduces the number of false...

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