National Institute on Aging (NIA)

🚨 Just ONE MONTH left until the April 7 deadline for this upcoming SBIR/STTR funding opportunity: ➡️ HEAL Initiative: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management Now is the time to finish up and submit your application! 👉 Join our mailing list to receive updates on open opportunities, applicant resources, and more: https://lnkd.in/eyp8Vipc #NIHAging #HealthyAging #SmallBusinessFunding #SBIR #STTR

Join NIA on March 12-13 for a two-day workshop on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias. This workshop will bring together scientists, clinicians, and researchers to discuss: •The role of PET imaging in clinical practice, human research studies, and translational applications •Current gaps and urgent needs in PET tracer development •New biomarkers and their impact on understanding AD/ADRD •How PET imaging can be combined with other approaches to study pathophysiology and brain Learn more about this workshop and how to register: https://lnkd.in/erbJTK9i #NIHAging #PETImaging #AlzheimersResearch #Dementia #Neuroimaging

Are you an emerging researcher, junior faculty, or postdoctoral fellow working in or actively pursuing aging research? Consider applying for NIA’s Butler-Williams Scholars Program! The 3-day program provides insight into aging and dementia research, NIH grant writing, and opportunities to connect with NIA scientific review officers and program officers. Applications are due March 31: https://lnkd.in/e3w2yQKh #NIHAging #BWScholars #AgingReseach

Dementia affects more than 6 million Americans and accounts for more than 100,000 deaths each year. A new analysis reports that an estimated 42% of Americans over age 55 will eventually develop dementia, and new dementia cases will likely double over the next four decades. The findings highlight the importance of taking steps to promote healthy aging. https://lnkd.in/gwPiPnmH #dementia #aging #HealthyAging #research #NIH

To investigate if senolytic drugs — drugs that clear out senescent cells — could improve bone health in older women, NIA-funded researchers conducted a clinical trial of 60 postmenopausal women ages 62-88. After twenty weeks, the scientists found that using senolytic products to reverse the effects of aging in humans has a subtle effect, despite earlier promising evidence from mouse studies. Read more about the potentials and limitations of senolytic therapies: https://lnkd.in/e_QBPyQv #NIAFunded #NIHAging #Senolytics #BoneHealth

Interested in the biological mechanisms underlying women's health across the lifespan? Scientists and clinicians are invited to join NIA for the workshop: Aging Mechanisms Impacting Women's Health! 📅 Dates: March 20-21, 2025 📍 Event format: In-person and virtual The workshop will focus on key systems in aging and age-related diseases and identify unmet research needs and promising scientific opportunities. Learn more and register today: https://lnkd.in/ePB8ftz3 #NIHAging #WomensHealth #MoTrPAC #DAB

If you’re a motivated scientist looking to learn more about aging research, dementia, National Institutes of Health grant writing, and more, apply to NIA’s Butler-Williams Scholars Program! Applications are due March 31. The program provides a unique, hands-on, immersive career development opportunity to hone research skills and be inspired by successful independent investigators from diverse fields. Learn more about the program from the NIA blog: https://lnkd.in/eptfprJq #NIABlog #NIHAging #BWScholars #AgingReseach

Many people wonder how to live a long, healthy life. Hear from NIA director, Dr. Richard J. Hodes on the steps you can take to help extend your healthspan and lifespan according to latest research. https://lnkd.in/eaEBY5zY #NIHAging #NIAWhereResearchComesOfAge #AgingResearch

The NIH-funded clinical trials portfolio is now more diverse than ever in the biological mechanisms and stages of illness being targeted for intervention. This robust portfolio is already revealing multiple promising areas of investigation and approaches to preventing or treating dementia. Learn how Alzheimer's and dementia research targets have evolved from the NIA blog: https://lnkd.in/euhUP657 #NIABlog #NIHAging #ClinicalTrials #BiologicalMechanisms

To better understand how aging affects the body, researchers from NIA and the Spanish National Cancer Research Center in Madrid developed a mouse model that mirrors key features of human aging, including systemic inflammation and organ deterioration. The NIA-funded researchers found that targeting white blood cell accumulation in response to inflammatory signals could be a promising strategy for mitigating age-related health decline. Learn more about this study and if targeting this process can slow aging: https://lnkd.in/eyEf8EeK #NIAFunded #NIHAging #WhiteBloodCells #Inflammation #AgingResearch