The NIA's mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research; and specifically to support and conduct high quality research on, aging processes, age-related diseases, special problems and needs of the aged; train and develop highly skilled research scientists from all population groups; develop and maintain state-of-the-art resources to accelerate research progress; disseminate information and communicate with the public and interested groups on health and research advances and on new directions for research.

CAREGIVING, DEMENTIA, DEPRESSION/DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS, ELDER ABUSE, ELDER CARE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, MENOPAUSE, OSTEOPOROSIS, PERIMENOPAUSE, POSTMENOPAUSE, RESEARCH, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, CHRONIC DISEASES AND DISORDERS, SOCIAL ISSUES, AGING/ELDERLY, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, HEALTH CARE, VITAMINS, MEN'S HEALTH, OLDER ADULTS