NIA Demography Centers
Conducting new research and training in aging
NIA funded CALERIE Research Network aims to inspire and support new studies
CALERIE (Comprehensive Assessment of the Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy) at Duke University has collected a trove of biosamples and data. NIA continues to fund research opportunities using CALERIE data. Caloric restriction (CR) has been shown in laboratory animal models to increase life span. CALERIE was the first study to focus on the effects of sustained CR in humans.
World's largest collection of publicly available research data on aging
The National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging, funded by the NIA and housed at Michigan, acquires and disseminates datasets relevant to gerontological research - processing these data as needed to promote their effective research use. With thousands of datasets, NACDA offers rich opportunities for secondary analyses of data addressing a wide scope of issues on aging.
FEM: Modeling trends in the demographics and economics of aging
The pioneering Future Elderly Model (FEM) allows microsimulation of future trends in the health, functional status, health spending, and earnings for people over age 50. Led by USC, the NIA-supported FEM has collaborators at Harvard, Stanford, RAND, Michigan, and Penn, and has been adapted for use in countries across the globe.
Freedman, Kasper et al. examine recent changes in dementia prevalence among Americans 70+
Using NHATS data, 2011-2015, Vicki Freedman, Judith Kasper, Brenda Spillman, and Brenda Plassman analyze the prevalence of probable dementia over this period among Americans 70 and older, finding declines that are concentrated among women, non-Hispanic whites and blacks, and those with no risk factors.
Wisconsin's Neighborhood Atlas: Mapping areas of disadvantage
Developed by Wisconsin's Amy Kind, the Neighborhood Atlas uses the Area Deprivation Index of 17 measures of education, housing, and poverty, updated with current ACS data. Users can rank area neighborhoods by disadvantage to study effects on health/mortality and evaluate interventions.
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About the Centers
The 11 NIA-funded Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging foster research initiatives through funding pilot projects, developing and promoting new data resources, and supporting research networks, scholarly activities and events, and the recruitment of new researchers to the field of aging. MORE...
