Each day brings new research findings and awareness about the aging process and ways in which people may live longer, healthier and more fulfilled lives. According to the report of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, "In the last half of the 20th Century, investment in research to improve health provided dramatic return in prevention, treatment, and cures for disease and disability, consequently lengthening life expectancy and enhancing U.S. productivity."

As our nation's population continues to age at an unprecedented rate and as people live longer than ever before, an abundance of aging research will continue at various institutions from coast to coast, including at many institutions of higher learning right here in Michigan. From unlocking the door to what causes Alzheimer's disease to evidenced-based research on healthy living, research will continue to have a significant role in providing a solid foundation for aging policies and programs.

This section presents current and informative research--much of it publicly funded--in many areas of interest to professionals and others working with the older adult population.

Links to research in aging issues:

• Population Reference Bureau. "Today's Research on Aging" is an electronic newsletter dedicated to increasing awareness of research results through discussion of scientific findings relevant to aging.
• Population Reference Bureau. The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment.
• AARP, Aging Trends. Selection of documents and other related information related to aging issues.
• AARP International. AARP reports on aging everywhere with quick facts on population trends and links to reports and speechers pertinent to aging.
Science Daily, Healthy Aging News.
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research is one of six resource centers for minority aging research. The objective is to foster high quality scholarly and empirical training, research, and interventions focused upon health promotion and health among older racial and ethnic minority populations.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA's Aging Initiative website provides information about the Agency's efforts to protect the environmental health of older persons.
Trends in Health and Aging. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention