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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Aging (NIA): One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. The mission of NIA is to ôlead a national program of research on the biomedical, social, and behavioral aspects of the aging process; the prevention of age-related diseases and disabilities; and the promotion of a better quality of life for all older Americans.ö