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• Brochure
  La Enfermedad de Alzheimer: Ayudándote a Ayudar a un Ser Querido - Guía paraQuienes Cuidan a Personas con la Enfermedad de Alzheimer
  
  March 2010 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Alzheimer's Disease  Caregiving  Health  
  
  
  Como familiar y persona encargada de cuidar a alguien con
  la enfermedad de Alzheimer, tienes demasiadas tareas y
  mucho que hacer. Hay tanto por aprender, tantas cosas que
  planear, tantas preocupaciones. Por eso necesitas leer ésta
  guía, no solamente por la persona a quien cuidas, si no
  además por tí mismo.
• Alliance Views
  Super Agers: Sharing Their Secrets
  
  Spring 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Aging Research  Health  Longevity  Research  
  
  
  A new website from Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University—SuperAgers.com—highlights the findings from more than a decade of aging research and features some of the centenarians that shared their secrets, and their DNA, for this seminal project.
• Get Mad Column
  Bracing for the Silver Tsunami: Aging Research May Save Lives and Money
  
  Spring 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Aging Research  Federal Funding  Policy  
  
  
  Investigators supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) are on the cusp of research breakthroughs that could enhance their abilities to predict and intervene earlier in the processes of many age-related chronic diseases. In particular, rapid progress in recent years in advancing understanding of the aging process has led to considerable knowledge of how scientists might increase human health in later life by opposing the primary risk factor for most disease of aging—aging itself.
• Science in the Spotlight
  Treating Valve Disease: Successful Options for All Patients
  
  Spring 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Cardiovascular Disease  Health  
  
  
  Each year, as many as 5 million Americans are diagnosed with valve disease. There are a number of different types of valve disease and all of them involve defects or damage to one or more of the heart’s four valves. While some types are not serious, others can lead to major complications, including death. Fortunately, most valve disease can be successfully treated with surgery in patients of all ages and races.
• Feature Article
  Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Going Head to Head
  
  Spring 2011 | Alliance for Aging Research
  Related topics: Access to Breakthroughs    Drug Development  Drug Safety  Health  Medical Innovation  Policy  Quality of Care  Research  Vision Loss  
  
  
  Exciting treatments make slowing and even restoring vision loss in wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) patients a reality. Two of the most frequently used treatments are currently in the spotlight as they go head-to-head in clinical trials comparing their effectiveness, and to some extent, exploring their costs.