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Report
2009 Task Force on Aging Research Funding
The 2009 Task Force on Aging Research Funding--more than 65 non-partisan disease groups, patient advocates, and foundations--urges Congress and the President to restore a national commitment to medical research on behalf of America's aging population. This year's report of the Task Force calls for a at least a 7% increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health in FY 2010. It also presents data on the burden of diseases and conditions that predominately affect older Americans, highlights the emerging research the NIH is doing to decrease these burdens, and serves as a resource for policymakers working to establish the funding levels necessary to advance healthy aging.
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Get Mad Column
Senior's Oral Health Care: Nothing to Smile About
Oral health is important to the overall well-being of older Americans. Preventive dental care can head off more expensive dental work and help prevent severe diseases. Unfortunately, dental costs are primarily out-of-pocket for those over 65, and when financially strapped, they may forego regular visits to the dentist. This decision to “do without” can have serious consequences, because the elderly suffer a disproportionate and debilitating amount of oral disease. The facts:
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Report
2007 Task Force Report on Aging Research Funding
The 2007 Task Force on Aging Research Funding--more than 85 non-partisan disease groups, patient advocates, and foundations--urges Congress and the President to chart a better course for medical research on behalf of America's aging population. This year's report of the Task Force calls for a 6.7% increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health in FY 2008. It also presents data on the burden of 27 diseases and conditions that predominately affect older Americans, highlights some of the exciting work the NIH is doing to decrease these burdens, and serves as a resource for policymakers working to establish the funding levels necessary to advance healthy aging.
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Feature Article
What Men Don't Know About Their Health And Aging Can Hurt Them
If you are a middle-aged or older man, do you assume that a decline in energy, low libido, moodiness, and weight gain are just part of “normal aging”?
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Science in the Spotlight
The Eyes Have It
Stem cells could hold the key to stopping and even reversing the blinding effects of aging, according to recent research.
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Diseases in the Shadows
Walking. Driving. Working. Most of us take these activities for granted, but millions of elderly Americans do not because they cannot fully care for themselves.
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Feature Article
Atrial Fibrillation
Most of us are happy to make adjustments in our lives now if we know they may reduce our chances of developing health problems later.
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Get Mad Column
Detecting Depression Before It's Too Late
Spring may be a time of renewal, but it is also the peak suicide season, when the incidence of death rises with the warmer temperatures.
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Science in the Spotlight
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The eyes are the first to go, the old adage says.
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Science in the Spotlight
The Long and Short of It...The Age Link to Telomeres
The tiny "caps" that keep our chromosomes from fusing together are also providing clues that could eventually lead to the achievement of one our nation's most important public health goals: extending good health well into old age.
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Feature Article
A New Class of Medical Tests
Cholesterol checks, mammograms, prostate exams-all these screenings have become routine as science discovers ways to detect disease at its earliest and most treatable stages.
