Provide your input on NIA’s Strategic Directions for Research for 2026-2030 by September 13. NIA welcomes feedback on the plan as well as suggestions on how to enhance the Institute’s research portfolio, research needs, and future research opportunities that may emerge in the next five years. Learn more and share your input on the NIA website.
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We are please to share a free data source for studying post-acute and long-term care, the NIA-funded LTC Data Cooperative. This novel data resource assembles person-level electronic medical records (EMR) data from thousands of skilled nursing facilities, and soon also assisted living communities. With clinical data on millions of patients, it is a resource for all researchers interested in understanding the provision of long-term care in America.
Researchers apply to use the data for comparative effectiveness studies or interventional studies, including clinical trials. Researchers may request EMR data linked to Medicare and Medicaid claims via the NIA LINKAGE Program, at no cost.
As a long-term care provider-led effort, funded under the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory, providers are involved in reviewing proposals to use data and are available to answer questions researchers have about how they use their EMRs. Please reach out to ltcdatacooperative@ahca.org to discuss research ideas and get answers to any data-related questions.
Additionally, a Zoom workshop is being hosted about the LTC Data Cooperative data on Thursday, September 19, 1:30 – 2:30 pm ET. Register here: https://bit.ly/4cVD8u7.
Stacy Carrington-Lawrence, Acting Director, Division of Aging Biology
We are pleased to introduce a special issue of The Journals of Gerontology, which presents key findings from the 2023 Geroscience Summit. This issue delves into the emerging frontiers of geroscience, a field that integrates aging biology with clinical and public health research to explore how genetic, environmental, and social factors influence healthy aging. As Stacy Carrington-Lawrence, Acting Director of the Division of Aging Biology, discusses, the summit highlighted groundbreaking research aimed at extending the years of optimal health by addressing the biological processes underlying aging.
In this special issue, authors cover a wide range of topics, including the development of multilevel strategies to tackle age-related health disparities, ensuring diverse populations are represented in research, and designing interventions for chronic disease patients. Carrington-Lawrence also emphasizes the importance of identifying predictive biomarkers of aging and leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence to enhance research outcomes. These papers offer valuable insights into how geroscience can inform innovative healthcare approaches and foster more inclusive research practices.
We invite you to explore the special issue to gain a deeper understanding of these exciting developments and contribute to the growing conversation in this dynamic field.
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