NIA’s Office of Small Business Research is working to help small companies during the pandemic, including new funding opportunities to address family caregiving and geroscience.

Loss of balance with age is a major problem for many older adults. Learn more about NIA’s support for interdisciplinary balance research and funding as we seek a steadier understanding of this important field.

The annual NIH Professional Judgment Budget for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias is out! Read it to learn more about how NIH investments have led to new science advances, then apply for funding opportunities to help us meet our goals for future research progress.

The 2020 annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is free and online this year and runs July 27-31. There's still time to register and join NIA staff and researchers, clinicians, and advocates from around the world to share discoveries and new strategies to advance research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Doing research to fight the COVID-19 pandemic but frustrated by the flood of data available? NIH has tools and funding opportunities to harmonize and share data resources to help investigators effectively counter the virus’ economic, social, and health impact.

In 2017, the NIH held its first Inclusion Across the Lifespan workshop to examine the importance of including various populations in clinical studies, particularly children and older adults. We are pleased to announce a follow-up virtual workshop, Inclusion Across the Lifespan-II (IAL-II), coming up Sept. 2, 2020.

Are you passionate about caregiving and other services for people with dementia? Join us online this summer for the Dementia Care, Caregiving, and Services Research Summit Virtual Meeting Series!

Older adults’ increased use of smart devices present opportunities for data for researchers for precision medicine. Learn more about NIA’s recent neurotechnology workshop and apply now for funding in this fast-growing field!

Read a message on racial equity, diversity, and inclusion in aging research and how NIA is expanding and building on existing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion and end health disparities.

NIA’s Strategic Directions document for 2020-2025 is now available. It provides a point of reference for setting future priorities and a framework for systematically analyzing the institute’s scientific portfolio and assessing progress. For researchers, it clearly signals NIA’s scientific priority areas within the rapidly evolving field of aging research.