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NIA provides health information informed by research and reviewed by experts to help you learn about healthy aging and common health conditions in older adults. Browse our health topics below.

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A

Advance care planning
Aging in place
Alcohol misuse or alcohol use disorder
Alzheimer’s and dementia
Alzheimer’s and relationships
Alzheimer’s caregiving
Alzheimer’s causes and risk factors
Alzheimer's changes in behavior and communication
Alzheimer’s symptoms and diagnosis
Alzheimer’s treatment
Assisted living and nursing homes


B

Bladder health and incontinence
Brain donation
Brain health


C

Caregiving
Clinical trials and studies
Constipation
COVID-19


D

Diabetes


E

Elder abuse
End of life
Exercise and physical activity


F

Falls and falls prevention
Fatigue
Flu
Frontotemporal disorders


G

Genetics and family history
Grief and mourning


H

Health care professionals information
Healthy aging
Healthy eating, nutrition, and diet
Hearing and hearing loss
Heart health
High blood pressure
HIV/AIDS
Hospice and palliative care


I

Immunizations and vaccines


L

Legal and financial planning
Lewy body dementia
Loneliness and social isolation
Long-distance caregiving
Long-term care


M

Medical care and appointments
Medicines and medication management
Memory loss and forgetfulness
Menopause
Mental and emotional health


O

Organ donation
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis


P

Pain
Parkinson’s disease
Prostate health


S

Safety
Sexuality
Shingles
Skin care
Sleep
Smoking
Stroke


T

Teeth and mouth


V

Vascular dementia
Vision and vision loss
Vitamins and supplements

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