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Report2007 Task Force Report on Aging Research Funding
April 2007 | Alliance for Aging Research
Related topics: Aging Research Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Caregiving Chronic Pain Diabetes Federal Funding Geriatric Training Health Incontinence Medical Innovation Men's Health Mental Health Osteoporosis Other Diseases of Aging Parkinson's Disease Prevention Stroke Vision Loss Women's HealthThe 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. -
Press ReleaseResolve to Work Out Your Brain in the New Year
Resolve to Work Out Your Brain in the New Year
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Press ReleasePublic Doesn't Realize How Vulnerable Older Americans are to Chronic Diseases
March 30, 2006
Related topics: Alzheimer's Disease Cancer Diabetes Health Mental Health Other Diseases of Aging ResearchROPER SURVEY: PUBLIC DOESN’T REALIZE HOW VULNERABLE OLDER AMERICANS ARE TO CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
Alliance for Aging Research Almanac Underscores the Human and Economic Impact of Chronic Diseases on Our Aging Nation
