Also see Alzheimer's Disease, Tai Chi, and QiGong.

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Articles

• Aging articles from PubMed of the National Library of Medicine.  The articles listed here tend to be highly technical research papers, but careful searching of the articles can often uncover important and useful information.  

Books

•  Books about aging from Amazon.com.  

Chat

• age-net.co.uk online chats for those over 50.
• Empowering Caregivers online chat. Sponsored by National Organization For Empowering Caregivers (NOFEC).  

Forums

If you find these forums interesting and post messages to them, mention that you found them at Medconsumer.info.

• age-net.co.uk online forum for those over 50. 
• Alzheimer Society of Canada online forums. 
• Eldercare.com forum on care giving.
• Medconsumerinfo.  "Medconsumer.info is your starting point for searching the Web for medical information. This forum exists for you to discuss, ask questions, and answer questions about any aspect of health, healthcare industry, and any aspect of being a patient. Please take whatever advice you receive through this forum to your doctor before changing or initiating any medically-related behavior."  Yahoo! group.            

Healthcare Products

• Aging products available from Amazon.com.  

News

• Aging news from Google.com News.

Newsletters

• Empowering Caregivers Online Newsletter. 

Organizations

Belgium

• SYSEV.  "SYSEV is a Belgian organization devoted to developing the analysis of ageing in physical and biological systems using a system evolution kinetics approach. The acquired knowledge is diffused as scientific information through articles, publications and the Net."

United Kingdom

• age-net.co.uk.  "Age-Net - the UK's premier 'Age Friendly' site for today's Over 50's." 

United States

• Administration on Aging.  "For over 35 years, the AoA has provided home and community-based services to millions of older persons through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act. You may have heard about our home-delivered meals programs or nutrition services in congregate settings, or transportation, adult day care, legal assistance or health promotion programs. If you have visited a nursing home, you may have talked to one of our Ombudsmen, who provide an on-going presence in long-term care facilities, monitoring care and conditions and providing a voice for those who are unable to speak for themselves. Our National Family Caregiver Support Program provides a variety of services to help people who are caring for family members who are chronically ill or who have disabilities."  Information available in multiple languages.
• Aging Research Centre (ARC).  "...We are dedicated to providing a service that allows researchers in this field to find information that is related to the study of the aging process. We also endeavor to introduce this field to laymen who would like to know more about the research that is being conducted in this field."
• Alliance for Aging Research.  "The private, not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research is the nation's leading citizen advocacy organization for improving the health and independence of Americans as they age. The Alliance was founded in 1986 to promote medical and behavioral research into the aging process. Since then, and as the explosion of the Senior Boom approaches, the Alliance has become the voice for Baby Boomer health by developing, implementing and advocating programs in research, professional and consumer health education and public policy."
• American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).  Since 1981, the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has helped scientists begin and further careers in aging research and geriatric medicine.
  
  Our mission is to promote healthier aging through biomedical research. We fulfill this mission by:
  • Supporting biomedical research that promotes healthier aging and furthers our understanding of the aging process and its associated diseases and disorders
  • Building a cadre of new and young scientists in aging research and geriatric medicine
  • Offering opportunities for scientists and physicians to exchange new ideas and knowledge about aging; and Promoting an awareness among the general public about the importance of aging research.
     
• American Geriatrics Society (AGS).  "The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is the premier professional organization of health care providers dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all older adults. With an active membership of over 6,000 health care professionals, the AGS has a long history of effecting change in the provision of health care for older adults. In the last decade, the Society has become a pivotal force in shaping attitudes, policies and practices regarding health care for older people."
• Center on Aging NORC/University of Chicago.  "The purpose of our studies:
  • to understand the mechanisms of aging and longevity in order to extend healthy and productive human lifespan. 
• Compassion and Support.  ""Individuals facing serious life-threatening illness and approaching death deserve to be treated with dignity, respect and compassion and to receive care that is focused on the individual's goals for care. Families need and deserve to receive support. To achieve their goals, individuals need to plan ahead, know their choices, make sound decisions and share their wishes with their loved ones and health care professionals. This Web site aims to educate and empower patients, families, health care and other professionals to accomplish this goal."   
• ElderCare Online.  "ElderCare Online is a beacon for people caring for aging loved ones. Whether you are caring for a spouse, parent, relative or neighbor, we are committed to providing an online community where supportive peers and professionals help you improve quality of life for yourself and your elder."
• National Organization For Empowering Caregivers (NOFEC).  "The mission of the National Organization For Empowering Caregivers is to provide assistance; education, support and referrals for informal family caregivers, as well as to promote public awareness about the realities of those who care for loved ones. NOFEC is a charitable non-profit organization deeply committed to helping family caregivers from all walks of life."
• National Institute on Aging.  "NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In 1974, Congress granted authority to form NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated the NIA as the primary Federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease research." Published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
• SAGE KE.  Published by Science Magazine.  "...an online resource for researchers in the field of aging. Our mission is threefold: to deliver high-quality information about aging and related disciplines; to provide tools for more efficient searching and information retrieval; and to create a setting where researchers feel encouraged to share data and engage in discussion. Because SAGE KE can be accessed from your desktop, it has the potential to change the way you stay abreast of current research and events, and collaborate with other researchers from around the world.
  
  We strive to cover advances on basic mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases rather than purely clinical research. In addition, we endeavor to alert our community to developments in areas that are highly relevant for research on aging, such as new methods for single cell analysis of gene expression and major findings on DNA repair, mitochondrial biology, chromatin modification, protein turnover, somatic mutation, etc."
• Senior Citizens Bureau.  "The Senior Citizens Bureau is a national, non-profit community resource for the elderly, children of the elderly and other caregivers, advocates and professionals...  We provide free or low cost services and guidance to the elderly. In addition, we offer an online directory and resource guide that lists various housing, product and service providers. Our national hotline, the Elder Info Line, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for our senior members and those with vision limitations. The SCB provides online help for caregivers, information for the elderly and assistance for depression in the elderly."   

Photographs

• Aging photographs from Google Images.

Video

• Aging videos from YouTube.com.