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  At-A-Glance: Aging Research News
  
  Spring 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Health  
  
  
  Leading researchers and authorities on aging are constantly making news with their breakthroughs and discoveries. Below is a small sample of the articles, podcasts, blog postings, and other media that highlight some of this important information on aging, age-related disease, and the science behind getting old:
• Report
  The Silver Book: Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation in an Aging Nation - Thrombosis
  
  March 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Cardiovascular Disease  Health  Medical Innovation  Policy  Prevention  Research  Stroke  
  
  
  This latest volume in the important Silver Book collection focuses on atrial fibrillation, stroke, and venous thromboembolism--three of the most common causes of and results of thrombosis. The data in this volume emphasize the tremendous burden of thrombosis, especially as our population ages, as well as the potential value of innovation in reducing this burden.
• Get Mad Column
  Can We Work the Bugs Out? In Search of the Next-Generation IPAB
  
  Summer 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Federal Funding  Health  Policy  Quality of Care  
  
  
  An IPAB is not the latest device created by Apple to play music or store your online files. IPAB is the Independent Payment Advisory Board and its purpose is to oversee costs in Medicare. The only similarity between IPAB and an iPAD is that both are small and complex units with tremendous power to change lives. But for those receiving their health care under the Medicare program, IPAB’s changes may not be for the better.
• Alliance Views
  Silver Scholars: Valuing Active Aging
  
  Summer 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Aging Research  Medical Innovation  Policy  Research  
  
  
  We make decisions using economics every day. Deciding whether or not to spend money on something we usually find ourselves weighing the benefits against the costs. Should I buy an iPhone so I can check my e-mail on the train, or get the free phone and check when I get home? Should I buy the more expensive house that’s closer to work, or the one in a more affordable neighborhood with a longer commute? Should I hire someone to paint my house, or take the time to do it myself?
• Living Legend
  At-A-Glance: Aging Research News
  
  Summer 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Health  
  
  

  Leading researchers and authorities on aging are constantly making news with their breakthroughs and discoveries. Below is a small sample of the articles, podcasts, blog postings, and other media that highlight some of this important information on aging, age-related disease, and the science behind getting old: