*Health Information

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*Research Information

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Highlights


 It’s Flu Season – Don’t Forget to Get Your Seasonal Flu Shot!

For more information, see NIA’s AgePage Flu—Get the Shot.
To find a flu shot, go to: www.flu.gov

 Recovery Funds Advance Alzheimer’s Disease Research

November 23, 2009 -- More than 100 Alzheimer’s or Alzheimer’s-related ARRA research grants have been awarded by NIH, targeting efforts to identify additional risk factor genes, improve diagnostic tools, find biomarkers, develop therapies, and more.

 Recovery Act Funding Seeks to Help Understand Basic Secrets of Aging

November 23, 2009 -- NIA announced two major ARRA awards to advance exciting areas of basic aging research: one to study the healthy aging effects of rapamycin, and another to understand causes of protein misfolding.

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