Research for a New Age In search of the secrets of Aging Working with your older patient: a clinician's handbook Talking with your doctor: a guide for older people Hearts & Arteries Menopause State Agencies on Aging
	Research for a New Age The study of aging is not what it used to be. Gerontology was a young science when Congress Created the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in 1974 as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Rich in hypotheses but poor in date, gerontology lacked, or was just in the early stages of developing, ways to explore the fundamentals of the aging process. More … NIH Publication Number. 93-1129 Top of Page
	In search of the secrets of Aging Is there a maximum biological limit to the human life span, somewhere around 120 years? Or could we live much longer, given the right conditions? Answers to these and other fundamental questions about aging may now be within reach …More NIH Publication Number 93-2756 Top of Page
	Working with your older patient: a clinician's handbook As the population ages, clinicians are seeing more and more older patients, and they are seeing them with greater frequency. In 1991, older people averaged eight visits to a physician per year. Some researchers anticipate the number of physician visits by the growing population of people age 65 to 74 will nearly double between 1980 and 2040. More … NIH Publication Number 93-3453 Top of Page
	Talking with your doctor: a guide for older people How well you and your doctor talk to each other is one of the most important parts of getting good health care. Unfortunately, this isn't always easy. It takes time and effort on your part as well as your doctor's. More … NIH Publication Number 94-3452 Top of Page
	Hearts & Arteries Age is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Heart disease and stroke rise steeply after age 65, accounting for more than 40 percent of all deaths among people age 65 to 74 and almost 60 percent at age 85 and above. People age 65 and over are much more likely than younger people to suffer a heart attack, to have a stroke, and to develop coronary heart disease and high blood pressure leading to heart failure …More Other languages available: French Spanish NIH Publication Number 94-3738 Top of Page
	Menopause More than one third of the women in the United States, about 36 million, have been through menopause. With a life expectancy of about 81 years, a 50-year-old woman can expect to live more than one third of her life after menopause. Scientific research is just beginning to address some of the unanswered questions about these years and about the poorly understood biology of menopause …More NIH Publication Number 94-3886 Top of Page
	State Agencies on Aging Designated by the Governor and State Legislature, State Agencies on Aging provide leadership and guidance to the agencies and organizations serving the elderly within their State. More … Resource Directory for Older People Top of Page

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