The National Institute on Aging ( NIA ) is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), located in Bethesda, Maryland . The NIA itself is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland .
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8-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Institute on Aging The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In 1974, under Public Law 93-296, 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. In January 2011, President Obama signed into law
12-747: The National Alzheimer’s Project Act, designating the NIA as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer's disease research. NIA is led by Director, Richard J. Hodes , M.D, and Acting Deputy Director Melinda Kelley, M.D. Past directors from 1975–present NIA's mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research, and specifically to: 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. One such example
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