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National Institute on Aging
| Name: | National Institute on Aging |
| Description: | National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads the federal government in conducting and supporting research on aging and the health and well-being of older people. The Institute seeks to understand the nature of aging and the aging process, and diseases and conditions associated with growing older, in order to extend the healthy, active years of life.
In 1974, Congress granted authority to form NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated NIA as the primary Federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease research. Mission The Institute's mission is to:
Programs NIA sponsors research on aging through extramural and intramural programs. The extramural program funds research and training at universities, hospitals, medical centers, and other public and private organizations nationwide. The intramural program conducts basic and clinical research in Baltimore, MD, and on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. |
| Is part of: | National Institutes of Health, Resource:NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research |
| Has role: | Organization portal, Funding resource |
| Keywords: | Aging, Late adult human, Alzheimer's disease |
| Abbreviation: | NIA |
| Super-category: | Government granting agency |
| URL: | http://www.nia.nih.gov/ |
| Id: | nlx_inv_1005112 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
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| Abbrev | NIA + |
| CurationStatus | curated + |
| DefiningCitation | http://www.nia.nih.gov/ + |
| Definition | National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of … National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads the federal government in conducting and supporting research on aging and the health and well-being of older people. The Institute seeks to understand the nature of aging and the aging process, and diseases and conditions associated with growing older, in order to extend the healthy, active years of life.
In 1974, Congress granted authority to form NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated NIA as the primary Federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease research. Mission The Institute's mission is to:
Programs NIA sponsors research on aging through extramural and intramural programs. The extramural program funds research and training at universities, hospitals, medical centers, and other public and private organizations nationwide. The intramural program conducts basic and clinical research in Baltimore, MD, and on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. MD, and on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. |
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| Has role | Organization portal +, and Funding resource + |
| Id | nlx_inv_1005112 + |
| Is part of | National Institutes of Health +, and Resource:NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research + |
| Keywords | Aging +, Late adult human +, and Alzheimers disease + |
| Label | National Institute on Aging + |
| ModifiedDate | 5 December 2012 + |
| SuperCategory | Government granting agency + |



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