Research
How individuals age will continue to be greatly impacted by the medical and health research being conducted today. While living well and exercising is important, many American are also counting on research to find new and better ways to treat, diagnose, prevent, and cure a number of diseases and disorders that present themselves as a person ages. The National Institute of Health (NIH) is key to advancing this research.
The Alliance for Aging Research believes that providing appropriate funding for the NIH is the only way that our country will be able to meet the health care challenges confronting it. Rather than debating how to cover the nation's health care bills, the dialogue needs to shift to how we prevent those bills in the first place. With the aging of the Baby Boom generation, this is more urgent than ever.
Related Publications
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DocumentThe Severe Burden of Diabetes on America's Seniors
May 2010
Related topics: Access to Breakthroughs Diabetes Health Medical Innovation Prevention ResearchIn an Alliance for Aging Research and American Diabetes Association joint briefing, Dr. William Rowley from The Institute for Alternative Futures presented on the economic burden of diabetes and the need for continued research into prevention, management and treatment options. His slides are available here. -
DocumentHuman Burden of Diabetes and The Importance of Research
May 2010
Related topics: Access to Breakthroughs Diabetes Health Medical Innovation Prevention ResearchIn an Alliance for Aging Research and American Diabetes Association joint briefing, Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan from Emory University in Atlanta presented on the human burden of diabetes and the need for continued research into prevention, management and treatment options. His slides are available here. -
Press ReleaseAlliance Releases The Silver Book®: Diabetes
The Alliance for Aging Research released a new volume of The Silver Book®: Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation in an Aging Nation. The latest addition to The Silver Book series focuses on diabetes. The volume was released at a Capitol Hill briefing which featured medical and economic experts and a patient advocate. The briefing was co-sponsored by the American Diabetes Association.
